YOUR AUTHOR BUSINESS PLAN IBD

Sinopsis

You are an author. You turn ideas into reality in the shape of a book.áYou turn the thoughts in your head into valuable intellectual property assets. You understand how powerful the written word can be. Now itâÇÖs time to use your words to create a business plan to take your writing career to the next level - whatever that means for your situation.IâÇÖm Joanna Penn and IâÇÖve been a full-time author-entrepreneur for almost a decade. In this book, IâÇÖll guide you through the process of creating a business plan that will help you achieve your creative and financial goals.ItâÇÖs relevant for fiction and non-fiction authors, as well as those who want to include other products, services, and income streams. ItâÇÖs also applicable whether youâÇÖre just starting out or if you already have a mature author business. A plan helps at any stage of the journey.Part 1ácovers yourábusiness summary and author brand, taking you through the process of deciding the overall direction for what you want to achieve and who you want to serve.Part 2ágoes into the production process around youráwriting, publishing and licensing, products and services.Part 3ácovers yourámarketing strategyáand author eco-system.Part 4ágoes into theáfinancial sideáof your business, from mindset to revenue and costs, as well as paying yourself now and into the future.The final chapter will give you a framework for simplifying your plan and turning it intoáachievable stepsacross a chosen timeline.In each section, I give examples from my own business plan and there are questions for you to answer, templates, and resources that might help along the way, as well as example business plans for different kinds of authors.ItâÇÖs time to take your author career to the next level. LetâÇÖs get started on your business plan.Please note:áThis book doesnâÇÖt go into detail on how to do the specific topics, for example, how to self-publish a book, or how to do content marketing. I cover those topics in my other Books for Authors.áIf you already have my previous business book,áBusiness for Authors, this is a rewritten and updated sub-set of that material, focusing on the specifics of a plan as opposed to everything involved in running a business. This book acts as a companion as well as a more recent update to my own author journey. It will help you bring it all together into a coherent plan that you can use to take your author business into the future.áBooks for Authors by Joanna PennHow to Write Non-FictionHow to Market a BookHow to Make a Living with your WritingProductivity for AuthorsSuccessful Self-PublishingYour Author Business PlanThe Successful Author MindsetPublic Speaking for Authors, Creatives and Other IntrovertsAudio for Authors: Audiobooks, Podcasting, and Voice TechnologiesThe Healthy WriterBusiness for Authors: How to be an Author EntrepreneurCareer Change