This pages outlines a tentative schedule for my writing process. As I work more on projects and get more comfortable with this new approach, I’ll be able to give more firm release dates. All of these dates are subject to change — I’ll note up here at the top if I change those dates.
29 June 2020: Added Google Calendar and updated dates.
Terms
Discovery Draft: This is the preliminary version of the story. I write out all of my scene ideas, my plot sketches, the back stories, the relationships. I write everything down in various Scrivener drafts and then piece together a rough chronology, then break down the story by scenes and subplots.
Alpha Draft: This is the first draft. I’m an extremely linear writer — I find it difficult to write my stories out of order. I start at the beginning, write until the end and I almost never ever go back and reread. That’s usually how I end up stuck or putting things on the shelf. I only stop when the story feels stalled. There’s usually a reason for it. This is how I wrote Bittersweet and both Mad World Books 1 & 2. I don’t even read for typos or consistency errors.
Beta Draft: This is the second draft. I go through and reread — I fix typos, inconsistencies, make notes about what scenes need to be moved, be rewritten, or even cut. This is also the draft I send to my beta readers for reader feedback.
Posting Draft: This is the draft that I format into ebooks and post at CG and the other sites where I distribute the work.
All books are posted in .epub, .pdf, or .mobi formats.
Google Calendar
Text Version
Quarterly Schedule
First Quarter – 2020 – January-March
- For the Broken Girl – Complete Alpha Draft
Second Quarter – 2020 – April – June
- For the Broken Girl – Complete Beta Draft
- For the Broken Girl – Complete Posting Draft
- For the Broken Girl – Public Release
- Mad World, Book 3 – Alpha Draft
- Mad World, Books, 1-2 – Ebook
Third Quarter – 2020 – Jul – Sep
- Mad World, Book 3 – Complete Alpha Draft
- Mad World, Book 3 – Complete Beta Draft
- Mad World, Book 3 – Complete Posting Draft
- Fool Me Twice – Complete Discovery Draft
Fourth Quarter – 2020 – Oct – Dec
- Fool Me Twice – Complete Alpha Draft
- Mad World, Book 3 – Ebook & Public Release
- Mad World, Books 1-3 Collection
- Fool Me Twice – Complete Beta Draft
Monthly Schedule
March 2020
- 28: Complete For the Broken Girl, Book 1 – Alpha Draft & Patreon Release for Crimson Love tier
- 29: Complete Mad World, Book 3 – Outline
- 30: Complete Mad World, Book 3 – Plot Sketch
- 31: Begin Mad World, Book 3 – Chapter Breakdown & Soundtrack
April 2020
- 1: Begin Camp NaNoWriMo – Mad World, Book 3 Alpha Draft is chosen project. Goal is 50,000 words.
- 4: Reread For the Broken Girl, Book 1 – Alpha Draft and make revision notes.
- 5: Begin revising For the Broken Girl, Book 1 – Alpha Draft
- 19: Complete For the Broken Girl, Book 1- Beta Draft & Patreon Release for Crimson Devoted tier.
- 30: Complete Camp NaNoWriMo and assess Mad World, Book 3 production schedule.
May 2020
- 1: Complete For the Broken Girl, Book 1 – Posting Draft & Patreon Release for Crimson Adored tier.
- 4: Publish For the Broken Girl, Book 1 – Begin publishing chapters on Crimson Glass.
- 29: Complete Gamma/Posting Draft of For the Broken Girl, Book 1 and release to Patreon Crimson Adored tier
June 2020
- 1: Begin Mad World, Book 3 Alpha Draft.
July 2020
- 1: Begin Camp NaNoWriMo Event. Goal: Complete Mad World, Book 3.
- 31: Complete Mad World, Book 3 Alpha Draft
August 2020
- 1: Begin Fool Me Twice, Book 1 Discovery Draft.
- 30: Complete Mad World, Book 3 Beta Draft
September 2020
- 30: Complete Mad World, Book 3 Gamma/Posting Draft
October 2020
- 1: Begin Fool Me Twice, Book 1 Alpha Draft | Patreon Release: Mad World, Book 3
- 6: General Release: Mad World, Book 3
November 2020
- 30: Complete Fool Me Twice, Book 1 Alpha Draft.
December 2020
- 1: Begin Damaged Alpha Draft.
- 31: Complete Fool Me Twice, Book 1 Beta Draft