| After reading many books on writing, I have put | | | | 16. Research Different Companies and Another Low |
| together a plan on how to complete my goal of | | | | Cost Method |
| becoming full fledged writer. As with any plan, you | | | | 17. Research Good Selling Self Published Book and |
| must stick to it or you will fail. This is how harsh the | | | | Those Which Didn't Sale |
| path is to becoming a writer. Any one running a | | | | 18. Apply Notes From The Above Step To Your Book |
| business will tell you need a business plan. My business | | | | 19. Marketing Your Book |
| plan is below. I am sharing this plan, because I compare | | | | 20. Sit Back and Wait |
| writing to exercising. When you exercise with some | | | | 21. Success or Failure |
| one else, you are more likely to keep exercising. | | | | Traditional |
| Sharing your writing with others will keep you writing. | | | | 16. Decide Whether To Use An Agent |
| And to keep writing is the most important step in this | | | | If you do decide to go with an Agent: |
| plan. | | | | 17. Research Agents |
| Stages of The Writing Process | | | | 18. Query Letter |
| 1. Research | | | | 19. Waiting Game |
| 2. First Draft | | | | 20. Read The Contract Before You Sign With The |
| 3. First Break | | | | Agent |
| 4. Read First Draft | | | | 21. Working With Your Agent and Waiting |
| 5. Edit the Draft | | | | 22. You Have A Publisher Interested, But Remember |
| 6. Second Break and Joining a Critique group and Start | | | | the Contract |
| Critiquing | | | | 23. Marketing Your Book |
| 7. Read the Second Draft | | | | 24. Sit Back and Wait |
| 8. Report Stage 5 if necessary (Repeated) | | | | 25. Success or Failure |
| 9. Ask your Critique Group to read over your Draft | | | | If you choose to go alone: |
| 10. Wait for Their Response, Read Their Response, | | | | 17. Research Publishers |
| Take Time To Think, and Apply Any Changes | | | | 18. Query Letter |
| 11. Third Break | | | | 19. Waiting Game |
| 12. Read Again and Ask Again for Another Critique | | | | 20. Read The Contract Before You Sign With The |
| 13. Repeat Any Necessary Stage | | | | Publisher |
| 14. Final Draft | | | | 21. Working With Publisher |
| 15. Research Self Publishing or Traditional Method | | | | 22. Marketing Your Book |
| At this point the list will be splitting. | | | | 23. Sit Back and Relax |
| Self Publishing | | | | 24. |