Queen of Swords Press Update! Updates, I say!

[catherineldf]

Introductory post is here. For those just tuning in, I'm starting a press. And of yesterday, I have my LLC! So Queen of Swords Press, LLC is now a legal entity! Other related things in various stages of progress/completion:

• Trademark application for Press name is submitted
• Contracts and other legalese for website getting drawn up
• Interviewing prospective new accountant on Monday
• One manuscript (by someone other than me) being reviewed for release, one manuscript by different author under discussion and such
• Several minicollections of my short stories in various stages of getting pulled together so I can run them through the formatting, cover art distro process and get a better understanding of how to do all that. Also, in hopes of making a bit of money to offset the expenditures.
• 2 edited novels (mine) in need of revision for release/re-release. Still waffling on one and may yet decide to sub that as an Emily novel elsewhere.
• Another novel draft (mine) in progress for a different project.
• Dedicated computer acquired.

Next steps:

• Pull together website and emails
• Get ISBN numbers
• Get EIN and other financials set up
• Software licenses
• Social media presence
• Decide how to handle calls/invites, slush pile.
• Decide on a project to try and crowd source
• Space/ P.O. Box
• Release schedule
• Contacts for reviewers and book blogs

And I'd best stop there for now. Going to spend the next few days working through some of this. Send good thoughts! And virtual chocolate!

Comments

[annathepiper]

Good luck to you! This sounds like a huge undertaking!

[catherineldf]

Thanks! :-)

[jolantru]

Yay! Congrats!

[catherineldf]

Thank you! :-)