2010-09-01

Putting my heart and soul into projects for months or sometimes years always created a residual, psychological letdown when it was all over.

2010-09-02

Each project holds a special meaning to my journey as a creator, but this doesn't mean I can't outdo myself. That snaps me out of my funk.

2010-09-03

first looks into planning out the forthcoming workload while taking into account the rigors of anti-creative back end business processes.

2010-09-04

Tedious but important - each part which I'd rather not do would be a percentage that another publisher would take for their inconvenience.

2010-09-05

That includes advertising, marketing, logistics, legalities, maintaining the websites, and editing. Strangely, I'm starting to enjoy it.

2010-09-06

is very hands-on but would outsource those necessities to proven, competent individuals because most things are negotiable - including time.

2010-09-07

Time is huge, so when people claim they can free some of mine up, I tend to listen and imagine what I could do, creatively, with more of it.

2010-09-08

One end of the spectrum has the danger of losing touch with pieces of the project. The other has the associative cost. Both are sobering.

2010-09-09

Being famous but unrecouped does not compute. With independence and a little discipline, I can wait out free agency for the right suitor.

2010-09-10

The only reason of why this is even possible centers around technological changes to the publishing industry which leverage JIT principles.

2010-09-11

With the advent of eBooks, access to distribution has never been more affordable, feasible, or expansive. My work is available worldwide.

2010-09-12

My overhead is much lower because the cost of being saddled with inventory is non-existent, but those savings must be thrown into marketing.

2010-09-13

Keeping a higher percentage of zero is still zero, so when I'm not planning, writing, or editing stories, I'm hustling to get my name out.

2010-09-14

looks forward to the maturation of the publishing industry plus sees the power in the scope of eBooks - professionally and functionally.

2010-09-15

Now some are going to roll their eyes at eBooks for a perceived lack of quality. I did too, with MP3's, until I ran out of shelf space.

2010-09-16

stopped reading long-running series because he couldn't house all of the books, and it ruined his chance at getting the entire collection.

2010-09-17

For that fact, alone, I can see the benefit of eBooks, but there are others who see the simplicity of physical books as just being easier.

2010-09-18

Their hesitation is both fair and valid, so this is something which I'll need to contend with, but industry eBook sales have been promising.

2010-09-19

Still, I would submit that the 'e' in eBook does in fact stand for easy - easy on the eyes, easy on the wallet, and easy on the confusion.

2010-09-20

But it all starts with product, and in order to pump out quality product with any bit of consistency, I need to get into a mode of routine.

2010-09-21

A typical day starts out at 6am and generally ends anywhere from 10pm to 2am of the next morning. I am no stranger to working absurd hours.

2010-09-22

Looking at the calendar is humbling. I figure I have room for six projects on the high end. I've considered more, but I like the quantity.

2010-09-23

The six normally include a SpaceStation Colt, a Criticality, a Constructs (what you're reading now), some other novel, and two music albums.

2010-09-24

It's going to get interesting because six projects is an aggressive quantity, but I'd like to fit all of them into this equation - somehow.

2010-09-25

There is a delicate balance between workload and output because it's a tug of war with a rope named fatigue who is wrapped around your neck.

2010-09-26

will try his hand at floating titles toward other publishers. If they can use it, great. If not, it's more content for his own company.

2010-09-27

With the workload specced out, prioritization is up next. It's tough - remember, looking ahead is part of what motivates me in the present.

2010-09-28

At times, I've found myself all over the place in working projects, but if I remember that SSC3 gets priority, things tend to fall in place.

2010-09-29

That's not just because SpaceStation Colt is my franchise offering. I am also a fan and want to know how the True Love Trilogy turns out!

2010-09-30

SSC3 takes precedent, and Enforcers2 is right there with it. DJ VoiceCrack already has the SSC3 soundtrack completed - it's that important.