Behind the scenes of a writer's life

Every week is hectic when you're a writer, especially when you're on an eat-what-you-kill plan, which means you don't have a steady paycheck coming in. You only get paid when you sell books, articles, or whatever other type writing you can use to churn out a dollar.  

Since I have a book release coming up at the end of this month, I wanted to give you a quick behind-the-scenes look at my nightly schedule for the last couple of weeks. My schedule starts around 9:00 p.m. and ends around 3:00 a.m. 

• Work on edits for Last Showing
• Work on back material for Last Showing
• Format Last Showing for printer
• Format Last Showing for ebook release
• Update website and all social sites
• Write a post for MoviePilot.com
• Write a blog post
• Market/Promote which includes, but is not limited to, sending out requests for reviews, creating graphics, creating book trailer, creating bookmarks, and scheduling advertising
• Check in with my groups
• Write on next novel
• Work with cover artist to create cover for next book
• Finish lesson for scriptwriting class 
• Update lessons for Jumping Into Romance class
• Read at least a chapter on a marketing book
• Read at least a chapter on a fiction novel
• Begin edits on newest completed novel (after Last Showing)

That is practically my schedule every night. I always have edits going on, something new to write, and marketing to do. This is a fun, busy life, and in case you want to be a writer, it's worth it! 

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