My goals are BIG! If I sat here on January 1st and simply said “I want to write 4 books in 2021” that would be great. How do I actually go about getting those 4 books written? This is a sample of how I break down my monthly goals into weekly goals. This isn’t perfect by any means but it gives me an overview and guide of what I need to accomplish during the month.

Remember the January goals? Here they are…

  1. Finishing my edits on Mayhem at the Mine.
  2. Send the manuscript to my editor.
  3. Design the cover.
  4. Begin marketing
  5. Decide on a name for book 3
  6. Outline book 3
  7. Start writing book 3

I should clarify that goals 1-4 are all for Mayhem at the Mine, the second book in the Comstock Cozy Mystery Series. Goals 5 – 7 are for the third book in the Comstock series, which is obviously unnamed at this point.

Week 1

  1. Finish my edits on Mayhem (complete by Sunday, Jan. 3)
  2. Send manuscript to editor (Sunday, Jan. 3)
  3. Begin Marketing – pick quotes from book and make teaser graphics.
  4. Decide on release date.

Week 2

  1. Design cover
  2. Decide on cover reveal day
  3. Begin countdown to release day
  4. decide about doing a pre-order

Week 3

  1. Review notes from editor and fix any problems
  2. Send to proofreader
  3. Continue marketing efforts for Mayhem.

At this point it’s strictly marketing for Mayhem so it’s time to start working on the next project.

4. Begin outline for book 3

Week 4

  1. Continue book 3 outline
  2. Name book 3
  3. Continue marketing efforts for Mayhem.