Into the future!
I am in Atlanta currently, but have am returning home tomorrow evening. I have a ton to do over the next few weeks, and even months. The whole timeline is beginning to clutter my brain so I thought if I typed some of it out I could gain some clarity.
This coming Wednesday - Fri: Do the contract work I haven't been working on AT ALL while here. Actually I should try to get the first pass to them Thursday, which means I will have to compress two days of work into one day. It should be ok though. One of the big obstacles to working on it from here is that I left all my notes at home and its been so long since the meeting that I don't remember what their favorite picks were for the games.
Also I need to do bills. (Oh crap, I forgot to send a check to the lawyer this week!)
Also I need to ship back Disney's DS build cart and shred my scripts.
Also I need to sign the Disney contract and bill them.
Also I need to email Andrew again to follow up on the project that I finished 2/3rds of and haven't heard back from him since.
Next week:
My new family/work schedule should go into effect.
I need to finish my "polish pass" on my book and send it to my friend for editing.
I need to have a business meeting about our plan for next year.
I need to follow up with Celia P about the places she said I should contact about contracting, and contact them.
I have several people to contact about getting together for lunch.
I need to consider some new ways to spread the word about my Kickstarter project.
Contact Chris and Shannon about makin some apps
Rest of December:
Self-publish book!
Contact book guy
Figure out Finances....
Work on some iPhone apps
January:
Terry needs to get us our passports
I don't know what I'll be doing yet...writing/app design/contracting
Get in touch with my IndieCade "partner" and start talking about planning IndieCade family day
Sign up for IGDA health insurance. WHOOO!
Feb:
Make Game Unnamed!
Terry and Celia may go to Ohio without me (sniff)
DundraCon
March:
Make Game Unnamed
GDC
April:
Pre-production on Facebook game
May:
Facebook Game
KublaCon
June:
Facebook Game
Alaska Cruise!!!!!!
August:
Hopefully Witchlets in the Woods if Terry can be convinced to do it.
Maybe Burning Man
Maybe even Pennsic? (Don't hold your breath Carrot!)
September:
IndieCade
Celia turns (gulp) 3!
October or November:
Minnesota trip
IGDA Leadership Forum
November or December:
Start seriously looking for a house
That's the overview I have so far. I have no idea what's happening work-wise past June. If I don't get any other gigs I suppose I can always make another game. Money-wise my hope is that the book and the money we have scraped together will get us to Febuary, Kickstarter will happen and I'll get funding for Feb and March, and (cross fingers) things will start rolling between residuals for all my projects. Ideally I'd like to keep making projects that will bring in money when I'm done working on them and I will be able to be choosier about the contract projects I take on. I really hope I don't have to get a fulltime job.
This coming Wednesday - Fri: Do the contract work I haven't been working on AT ALL while here. Actually I should try to get the first pass to them Thursday, which means I will have to compress two days of work into one day. It should be ok though. One of the big obstacles to working on it from here is that I left all my notes at home and its been so long since the meeting that I don't remember what their favorite picks were for the games.
Also I need to do bills. (Oh crap, I forgot to send a check to the lawyer this week!)
Also I need to ship back Disney's DS build cart and shred my scripts.
Also I need to sign the Disney contract and bill them.
Also I need to email Andrew again to follow up on the project that I finished 2/3rds of and haven't heard back from him since.
Next week:
My new family/work schedule should go into effect.
I need to finish my "polish pass" on my book and send it to my friend for editing.
I need to have a business meeting about our plan for next year.
I need to follow up with Celia P about the places she said I should contact about contracting, and contact them.
I have several people to contact about getting together for lunch.
I need to consider some new ways to spread the word about my Kickstarter project.
Contact Chris and Shannon about makin some apps
Rest of December:
Self-publish book!
Contact book guy
Figure out Finances....
Work on some iPhone apps
January:
Terry needs to get us our passports
I don't know what I'll be doing yet...writing/app design/contracting
Get in touch with my IndieCade "partner" and start talking about planning IndieCade family day
Sign up for IGDA health insurance. WHOOO!
Feb:
Make Game Unnamed!
Terry and Celia may go to Ohio without me (sniff)
DundraCon
March:
Make Game Unnamed
GDC
April:
Pre-production on Facebook game
May:
Facebook Game
KublaCon
June:
Facebook Game
Alaska Cruise!!!!!!
August:
Hopefully Witchlets in the Woods if Terry can be convinced to do it.
Maybe Burning Man
Maybe even Pennsic? (Don't hold your breath Carrot!)
September:
IndieCade
Celia turns (gulp) 3!
October or November:
Minnesota trip
IGDA Leadership Forum
November or December:
Start seriously looking for a house
That's the overview I have so far. I have no idea what's happening work-wise past June. If I don't get any other gigs I suppose I can always make another game. Money-wise my hope is that the book and the money we have scraped together will get us to Febuary, Kickstarter will happen and I'll get funding for Feb and March, and (cross fingers) things will start rolling between residuals for all my projects. Ideally I'd like to keep making projects that will bring in money when I'm done working on them and I will be able to be choosier about the contract projects I take on. I really hope I don't have to get a fulltime job.