I know the general sentiment (and my own feeling) is to release a new book as soon as it's ready to go. But I'm thinking ahead to later in the year, and I'm asking for the wisdom of kboards to weigh in on this.
I'm working on the 10th and final book of my current series. I've got about 30,000 words written. Assuming nothing horribly out-of-the-blue happens and based on my usual pace, etc. I'll have a book that's ready to be released around the end of September. It's possible it could go more quickly, but with work, family and so forth, I can't really depend on that.
Usually, I'd just schedule the release for early October and get working on the next book. But October is not very far from Christmas - and the Christmas shopping season. So now I'm wondering, should I hold off on releasing the book until closer to the end of the year, to take advantage of Christmas and seasonal promotional opportunities? If the answer to that is "yes," when would be the best time? Right before Thanksgiving? Right after? Mid-December, 2 weeks or so before Christmas?
If I thought I could have another book ready by the end of the year, then I'd just release the series-ender in October and use the new book as my Christmas-season launch. But I don't know if I can do it in time. I've got 15,000 words of what I hope will be the first book of a new series, but progress has been painfully slow on it. I'm hoping that once my current series is finished, my characters will move out from the space they've set up in my brain and allow someone new to take up residence.
I'm working on the 10th and final book of my current series. I've got about 30,000 words written. Assuming nothing horribly out-of-the-blue happens and based on my usual pace, etc. I'll have a book that's ready to be released around the end of September. It's possible it could go more quickly, but with work, family and so forth, I can't really depend on that.
Usually, I'd just schedule the release for early October and get working on the next book. But October is not very far from Christmas - and the Christmas shopping season. So now I'm wondering, should I hold off on releasing the book until closer to the end of the year, to take advantage of Christmas and seasonal promotional opportunities? If the answer to that is "yes," when would be the best time? Right before Thanksgiving? Right after? Mid-December, 2 weeks or so before Christmas?
If I thought I could have another book ready by the end of the year, then I'd just release the series-ender in October and use the new book as my Christmas-season launch. But I don't know if I can do it in time. I've got 15,000 words of what I hope will be the first book of a new series, but progress has been painfully slow on it. I'm hoping that once my current series is finished, my characters will move out from the space they've set up in my brain and allow someone new to take up residence.
