Professional Writer Checklist and The Plumb Crazy Book Tour

Howdy, folks! Summertime, and I'm off to watch the Houston Astros take down the Toronto Blue Jays. This is one of those high stakes, nation vs. nation games.

I'm still  celebrating the book tour. I'm running a giveaway with my book tour, and I hope that you will consider entering. It's in the sidebar. Win a signed copy of the book and $100 gift certificate to Cavender's.

I offer the professional writer checklist.  Lots of people want to be professional writers. I'm going to hand out the game plan. Here are ten steps to professional writer .

1. Write every day.  Yes, professional writers must write. (I usually write 2- 4 hours a day, five days a week.)
2. Create an office.  Professionals have offices
3. Take all paying gigs. This one comes with a commandment. Thou shalt not sneer at any paying gig  like menus, tweets, content farms, technical manuals, wfh, basal readers, etc.." Anyone who looks down on this stuff is not a professional, he or she is a hobbyist.
4. Make specific, achievable long term and short term goals.
5. Network with your peers regularly. (Critique groups, conferences, professional organizations, etc.)
6. Join the social media circus. (website, Facebook, Twitter, bloggers, tumblr, etc...)
7. Keep accurate financial records.
8. Buy some business cards.
9. Invest in a printer that can spit mega pages in a short period of time. (Weird, but needed.)
10. Profess you are a professional writer to anyone who asks. (Never belittle yourself, not in self talk, not to others.)

Ta-da, you are a professional writer.  The doodle and quote are at the end.

Here is the tour schedule!
July 28

Elva'a Profile! -- Shooting Stars Reviews - http://ow.ly/zSd3d 

July 29:

The PLUMB CRAZY playlist -- Victoria Simcox's Blog  - http://ow.ly/zSdHS  

You can listen to it on Youtube-- http://ow.ly/zSdHS!

Author Interview! -- Kelly P's Blog -  http://ow.ly/zSeo9 -

July 30:

Mitch's Profile! -- Book Club Sisters - http://ow.ly/zSf99

Review! Books, books, and more books - http://ow.ly/zSfEZ  

July 31:

Author Interviews Mitch! - The Written Adventure - http://ow.ly/zSfS2 

August 1:

Author's Writing Journey! - My Writers' Connection - http://ow.ly/zSg7q  

The Plumb Crazy Dream Cast! -The Avid Reader - http://ow.ly/zSgpj

Mitch wins Book Boyfriend of the Week! -  Book Boyfriend Reviews - http://ow.ly/zShqN  

August 4:

Review- kimberlyfaye reads - http://kimberlyfayereads.com 

August 5:

Book Boyfriend Reviews - http://www.bookboyfriendreview.blogspot.com – Review

My Love for Reading Keeps Growing - http://readingisoneofmypassions.blogspot.com/ 

August 6:

My Devotional Thoughts - http://mydevotionalthoughts.net – Review

books are love – www.hello-booklover.tumblr.com - Review

August 7:

Flirting With Fiction - www.flirtyfiction.net - Review

Plain Talk Book Marketing - http://www.plaintalkbm.com

August 8:

Little Whimsy Books - http://littlewhimsybooks.tk - Review

Here is a doodle!  "Roses"

And a quote for your pocket:

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it. Alistair Cooke