Project Management: From Launch Date to Done
Set a launch date and get an instant production timeline. Assign tasks to your team, track progress on a visual calendar, and keep every title on schedule.
Stop Managing Launches in Spreadsheets
Coordinating a book launch means tracking dozens of tasks across multiple team members and titles. Spreadsheets and sticky notes can't keep up. Familiar gives you a purpose-built timeline that generates itself from a single launch date.
Manual Launch Planning
- •Build task lists from scratch for every book
- •Calculate deadlines manually from the launch date
- •Track assignments across emails and spreadsheets
- •No visibility across multiple titles at once
- •Missed deadlines when launch dates shift
With Familiar Project Management
- ✓12 tasks auto-generated from your launch date
- ✓Deadlines calculated automatically with day offsets
- ✓Assign tasks to team members in one click
- ✓Visual calendar shows all books at a glance
- ✓Change the launch date and all tasks shift automatically
Project Management Features
Auto-Generated Timelines
Set a launch date and Familiar instantly creates a full production timeline with 12 pre-configured tasks. Each task has a day offset so deadlines are calculated automatically—no manual date math required.
Visual Calendar
See every task across every book on a single calendar. Each title is color-coded so you can instantly identify which tasks belong to which book and spot scheduling conflicts.
Team Assignment
Assign tasks to any team member in your organization. Editors, designers, and marketing staff can see their responsibilities across all books in one place.
Category Tracking
Organize tasks by category—Editorial, Design, Marketing, Production, Distribution, and more. Filter your view to focus on specific areas of your workflow.
Customizable Templates
Start with 12 built-in tasks covering the full production pipeline, then customize to match your workflow. Adjust titles, descriptions, day offsets, and categories. Add or remove tasks as needed.
Status Tracking
Track every task through its lifecycle: Pending, In Progress, Completed, or Cancelled. Get a clear picture of where each book stands in the production process at any moment.
How It Works
Set Your Launch Date
Enter the target launch date for your book. Familiar uses this date as the anchor point to calculate every deadline in your production timeline.
Review Generated Tasks
Twelve production tasks are created automatically, from final manuscript review (84 days before launch) to launch day. Customize any task to fit your process.
Assign Your Team
Assign each task to the appropriate team member. Editors handle manuscript review and copy editing, designers take cover and layout, marketing owns promotion—everyone knows what they're responsible for.
Track on the Calendar
Use the visual calendar to monitor progress across all your titles. Update task statuses as work is completed and keep your entire production schedule on track.
12 Built-In Production Tasks
Every book gets a complete production timeline out of the box. Each task is set relative to your launch date so deadlines calculate themselves.
Multi-Book Production View
Publishing multiple titles? The calendar shows all your books simultaneously with color-coded tasks. Spot scheduling conflicts, balance team workloads, and keep your entire catalog on track from a single view.
Frequently Asked Questions
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