AuthorHQ workflow guide
Author management software for the work around your writing
A book becomes a publishing project long before release day. AuthorHQ gives indie authors a place to organise the records, deadlines and follow-up that sit around the manuscript, so the next action is easier to find.
Start freeStart with a reliable book record
Keep titles, formats, release dates, cover references and useful links together in your catalogue. When you return to a backlist title, you can pick up the operational context without rebuilding it from old messages.
Separate the record from the next action
Use the book record for information you need to keep, then create tasks for work that needs an owner or deadline. A retailer link belongs with the book; checking that link before a promotion belongs on the task list.
Give recurring admin a weekly place
Review upcoming calendar dates, unfinished tasks and content links before planning the week. Keep newsletter plans and campaign activity alongside the rest of your publishing work, with workflow templates available for processes you repeat.
How this could work in practice
For a backlist promotion, start with the existing book record, save the current promotional assets and add tasks to check links and prepare newsletter content. Keep a future release in its own launch plan so the two projects remain easy to follow.