2017 Plans. Wait, I’m actually planning something?

2017 
Is it really almost 2017?

I mean seriously. It seems like yesterday that we were celebrating/hiding under the table as the 21st century began.

Anyway…

I recently read an article for writers about the importance of keeping your Amazon Author ratings up. For those who don’t know, the higher an author’s ratings, the more likely the author is have the Amazon Overlords (ALL HAIL THE OVERLORDS) promote the author through various means. This could mean including your books in the ‘Suggested Reading’ or the ‘Customers who bought this item also bought…’ sections. Which is actually a big deal as it promotes much needed book sales for us struggling writers.

So, the article went on to suggest that authors should plan on releasing a new novel every three months. Let me repeat that. A NEW NOVEL EVERY THREE MONTHS.

Needless to say, the comments section of the article was a rather fun read as authors from around the world were losing their freaking minds at the idea of churning out a new book every three months. But it got me to thinking. I can’t do a full length book that quick, but maybe something else would work.

With that in mind, I’ve set up a tentative schedule for 2017. The plan may be too ambitious, but let’s see what happens. My goal for 2017 is to release something new every month of the coming year. Some will be books that I’ve been working on during 2016 while others will be 99 cent ebooks/short stories. Some will be in print, or ebook formats and some will be in audio.

So, if you are reading this, I expect you to pester me and keep me on track. I’m not sure if I will post a schedule of the planned projects, but I might, just to keep myself on track.

Anyway,

Thanks and Happy Reading

Alan