Booklife Turned In...Now It Begins...

Just turned Booklife: Strategies & Survival Tips for 21st-Century Writers following Juliet Ulman's splendid developmental edit (thanks, Juliet!). Thanks to my long-suffering wonderful wife Ann for her first read, help with reorganizing parts, and subsequent reads of bits. Thanks to my beta readers--you know who you are (I'm currently making sure I've got all the names right in the acknowledgments). Thanks to Matt Staggs for adding his ideas and a wider perspective. Thanks to Sir Tessa for calling bullshit and for questioning the narrative and for compliments. Thanks to J.T. Glover for a systematic and careful read. Man, did I have access to a crack team of intelligent readers or what? And thanks to Jill Roberts at Tachyon, for patience and many kindnesses.Here's the final TOC. The beast comes out in mid-October, but you can already pre-order it (ignore the description--that's just the Public Booklife part). I'm excited. It works. It not only works and is helpful, it does no harm. It's both practical and eccentric, bloody-minded and understanding (I think). Now the only problem is, it's so transparent I'm going to have to come up with a whole new approach for my own books. Stay a step ahead.JeffINTRODUCTIONAre You Ready to Embrace a Booklife?How to Use this BookSampling ItFollowing the StructureRe-imagining the BookWhat This Book Is NotFurther ResourcesPUBLIC BOOKLIFEPart 1: Building Your Booklife The Pillars of Your Public BooklifeCreating and Managing GoalsThe Discovery ProcessChoosing Your PlatformsPublic Platform Example: The BlogManaging Your InvolvementPart 2: Communicating Your BooklifeNetworkingDealing with Editors and PublicistsUnderstanding Creative PRPR OpportunitiesPR ToolsLeveraging Your IdeasCreating a PR PlanFive Minimum Elements for SuccessPart 3 Maintaining Your BooklifeTransparencyBrandingThe Importance of PersistencePaying it Forward/CommunityAgainst TrendsPositive Survival Strategies>>> BOOKLIFE GUT-CHECK: TOWARD PEACE OF MINDThe Search for BalanceYour HealthPositive ChoicesAvoiding the NegativeMulti-tasking and FragmentationWhite Noise and DarkPRIVATE BOOKLIFEPart 1 - Living Your BooklifeThe Pillars of Your Private BooklifeReasons for WritingAttitude and CreativityFinding InspirationBeing ReceptiveRoom to ThinkRelinquishing All FetishesWriting and Revision: The Experience of OthersWork ScheduleHabit versus ProcessPermission to FailPart 2 - Protecting Your BooklifeAddictionRejectionEnvyDespairRe-vitalizing CreativitySupport from Your PartnerThe Long View>>> CODAAPPENDICESAppendix A – Additional Information on Relevant RolesAgentsBooksellers (by James Crossley)EditorsMarketing Versus Publicity (by Colleen Lindsay)Publicists (by Colleen Lindsay)Appendix B – Content-RelatedMarketing/PR Campaign Summary (Example)PodcastsPR Plan (High-Level Example)Press Releases (Example)Book ReviewsAppendix C – Additional Notes on New Media (by Matt Staggs)Appendix D – Nurturing CreativityChasing Experience (by Nathan Ballingrud)Luck’s Child (by Marly Youmans)Workshops (by Cat Rambo)Writing a Novel in Two Months