After reading many books on writing, I’ve put together a plan on how to complete my goal of becoming full fledge writer. As with any plan, you must stick to it or you will fail. This is how harsh the path is to becoming a writer. Any one running a business will tell you need a business plan. My business plan is below. I’ll be posting more details on each step in the next coming weeks. I’m sharing this plan, because I compare writing to exercising. When you exercise with some one else, you are more likely to keep exercising. Sharing your writing with others will keep you writing. And to keep writing is the most important step in this plan. Please leave a comment if you wish to join me.

Stages of The Writing Process

1. Research
2. First Draft
3. First Break
4. Read First Draft
5. Edit the Draft
6. Second Break and Joining a Critique group and Start Critiquing
7. Read the Second Draft
8. Repeat Stage 5 if necessary
9. Ask your Critique Group to read over your Draft
10. Wait for Their Response, Read Their Response, Take Time To Think, and Apply Any Changes
11. Third Break
12. Read Again and Ask Again for Another Critique
13. Repeat Any Necessary Stage
14. Final Draft
15. Research Self Publishing or Traditional Method

At this point the list will be splitting.
Self Publishing
16. Research Different Companies and Another Low Cost Method
17. Research Good Selling Self Published Book and Those Which Didn’t Sale
18. Apply Notes From The Above Step To Your Book
19. Marketing Your Book
20. Sit Back and Wait
21. Success or Failure

Traditional
16. Decide Whether To Use An Agent

If you do decide to go with an Agent:
17. Research Agents
18. Query Letter
19. Waiting Game
20. Read The Contract Before You Sign With The Agent
21. Working With Your Agent and Waiting
22. You Have A Publisher Interested, But Remember the Contract
23. Marketing Your Book
24. Sit Back and Wait
25. Success or Failure

If you choose to go alone:
17. Research Publishers
18. Query Letter
19. Waiting Game
20. Read The Contract Before You Sign With The Publisher
21. Working With Publisher
22. Marketing Your Book
23. Sit Back and Relax
24. Success or Failure