As a person, I R.J. Amado do not like to toot the proverbial horn when it comes to talking about my personal accomplishments. But you all know what? Maybe I should. In fact, I am going to toot the heck out of that horn riiight MEEOWW!!!! What follows is an article i whipped up that basically outlines all the different jobs that my company would/will/may create if it were to indeed become a successful brick and mortar operation. Mostly based on the approximately 20 or so job hats that I already wear on my own and plan to continue doing for the sheer joy of it for as long as my budget will allow it. If this isn't dedication, i don't know what is. And yet all I ask of ANYONE in exchange for all this hard work is a simple, simple REVIEW! Enjoy:
What follows is a very rough outline of what we could look like as a brick-and-mortar 'real world' company in the near future. Potential job slots not shown here for simplicity's sake but could someday very well exist include executive assistants, HR managers, clerks and coffeee-makers....uhh, we mean interns.
Please note: positions in BOLD are jobs that R.J. Amado already does on his own because if he didn't, no one else would have by now.
Also, the single most important role is not listed anywhere within the company structure simply because it should be an obvious given: that of AUTHOR of a 1,000 plus page upon completion Fantasy trilogy!
At the very top is the "corporate umbrella" headquarters operating as:
The Everland Foundation CEO (Chief Executive Overlord): R.J. Amado
http://www.everlandfoundation.com / http://blogspot.everlandfoundation.com
Branched as follows:
Romeo + Juliet Press (publishing arm)
http://www.romeojulietpress.com (currently sharing account with everlandonline.com)
Print Division: Trade Paperbacks and Hardcover Editions
Editor
Proofreader
Layout artist
Cover artist
lulu.com Account Manager:
Createspace Account Manager:
Digital E-ditions: Kindle, ePub (Kobo, Nook, Google Play), Apps, iBooks
Editor
Proofreader
Layout artist
Cover artist: currently outsourced to independent contractor Jennifer Bradley
KDP account manager:
Audiobook Editions: (Ha ha ha ha ha ha, do you see how much we have to work with as it is? Seriously though, definitely planning on it)
Online Media Accounts Manager(s)
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheEverlandFoundation
Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/rjamado
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/author/rjamado
Google Books: http://books.google.com
Twitter: Not created yet
Blogspot: http://www.everlandfoundation.com
Romeo+Juliet Press Direct (direct sales outlet via amazon.com) manager
http://www.amazon.com/shops/rjpd
also oversees Createspace "store" site
P.O. Box mail manager (to include preceiving, processing orders, shipping, billings, and returns)
Customer Service representative(s)
Legal
Financial Accountant(s)
Bowker ISBN Accounts Manager
Press Relations..............(yeah, right.)
Everland by Design (experimental marketing and merchandising arm). The following websites, reserved but not yet active hint at long-term plans:
everlanddolls.com
everlandfashion.com and everlandfashions.com
everlandgirls.com
and
everlandmovie.com (no plans to develop but we believe valuable to own)
also, strictly for brand protection purposes the following sites have been reserved:
everlandgirls.xxx and everlandmovie.xxx
and finally (but hopefully not)
Foundation Studios: to create all of our graphic art in-house such as:
website buttons and banners
book trailers
read-aloud narrated semi-animated Youtube videos.
Illustrations
Original Artwork
Promotional materials (bookmarks, pens, posters, keychains, etc...)
Read excerpts from the "Everland" trilogy by Fantasy author R.J. Amado, get behind-the-scenes updates of what's going on at Romeo+Juliet Press, and more!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
A short excerpt from Everland Volume I: Opal's Book of Winter

Everland: Opal's Book of Winter
“Hold on, I think I know what this is all about!” Nadya offered. “Your world is in great peril, isn’t it? And by granting our wishes, you have chosen us mere mortal girls to be the ones who will use our magical powers disguised in the form of wishes to save your kingdom. Am I right?”
“Save MY world? Ha!” Gene scoffed. “No offense girls but if anybody’s world desperately needs saving, it’s your own!”
“So what is the point of us going then?” Crystal asked.
“Girls! Girls! Why must you make this difficult?” Gene implored as his bright blue elliptical portal suddenly expanded in size to accommodate their heights. “Can’t you see? What I am offering to each of you girls is the once in a lifetime opportunity to escape from your miserable existences here in this wretched world of yours to a place where you can create for yourselves the lives you were meant to lead!”
“Well, when he puts it that way--what else do we have to look forward staying in this dump?” Opal asked. “If the votes are three out four in favor of going, say aye.”
“Aye-aye-aye!” Crystal suddenly exclaimed as a chubby little five-year old with freckles and red hair walked in on them with a gasp. “No time for a vote, Opie. We gotta go!”
“Well that was three ayes,” Nadya observed as the little girl ran back out into the hallway shouting, “Grandma, Grandma! There’s a genie in the room!”
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