With the last wisps of work gone, I spent a good deal of the night staring at a blank white board in my office. The massive board that takes up one of the walls from floor to ceiling, usually filled with ideas.
It was nearly blank and that made me nervous.
Not that I didn’t have any ideas. I was looking for the right ideas. Ones that would take me forward at lightning speed to the first in [hopefully] a series of doors that lead to opportunity to share Wanted Hero.
There are three main projects in motion while time hammers on me relentlessly, without mercy.
The first is the Prelude to a Hero novel. the precursor to the whole series of books, without a pulled punch or missed line. It’s been frustrating in getting this book done, because it should have been published a year ago.
That’s only a mild complaint because I’ve been forced to learn exactly what I needed. To learn what it takes to MAKE a novel, to see options today which I couldn’t see last year…and best of all–to know how critical this working relationship is between my wife and myself. That’s huge.
It’s taught both of us how critical this process is. The better we get, the faster we progress.
So I have the novel being refined my wife and I for the last time. We want to make sure that when it’s read…it will, without a doubt, hook the reader and convert them to the full journey of Wendell, Dax and Chuck.
The second project is the second book (first actual novel, btw) in the Chronicles of Wanted Hero. I found my mind screaming to keep going and not wait to be done with the first book. So I kept going and now I’m more than half way done with the massive book.
The last project is a Wanted Hero mini comic which is for teaching and training. It’s called “Finding Your Why” and it has to do with your inner foundation and drive. Awesome story between Wendell and King Robert III.
So what will I do with them? Well, I don’t know if this is the BEST plan, but for now, it’s a plan nonetheless.
The first two books will be put up for download as soon as they’re done. For the Kindle, Nook and on Smashwords. We are planning to sell Prelude for $0.99 and the rest of the books for $2.99-$3.99 each a download.
Once there’s enough income in a pool, I’ll publish the books in print as well and make them available online at a regular paperback book price. This will be through Ingram Books, and we’ll have each book listed in their database with 30,000+ books stores.
As for the comic book, that will be printed and then be a POD (print on demand) item for $2.65 a copy (or thereabouts). I can sell them through my sites and also through sales people who have already displayed an interest.
What’s my hope in all this…
Honestly? To have something similar happen to Wanted Hero like what happened to Amanda Hocking. If you haven’t read her story, you should. She’s a kind person with a great story to inspire.
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