If you want to write a book, go for it! I wrote a book "Amazing CTO", I earned quite some money and I got great feedback from people whom the book helped. I'm very happy I did it, even if I didn't become famous :-)
Why to Not Write a Book
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#12Sad. I did $403k last month as an independent writer. All analog publishing. None of it from KDP. Be careful what advice you listen to.
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#13Sad. I did $403k last month as an independent writer. All analog publishing. None of it from KDP. Be careful what advice you listen to.
Do you feel fulfilled?
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#14So curious who the anonymous example is
I thought it was The Last Psychiatrist, but then I saw TLP mentioned later.
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#15Sad. I did $403k last month as an independent writer. All analog publishing. None of it from KDP. Be careful what advice you listen to.
Surely you realize that this is not at all the typical experience for independent writers, though.
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#16Maybe there’s a similar post to be written about whether to start a blog and write essays? It works for some people, but for me, writing an an article that I think is good enough to publish (even on my obscure blog) takes all day and the extra effort doesn’t seem worthwhile, compared to writing comments and sharing links.
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#17If you want to write a book wrote one (out two or three). It has never been easier. Just be aware that it is a marathon not a sprint. I have a bunch of anecdotes about folks who have done well publishing their books.
If you don't want to don't.
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#18Sad. I did $403k last month as an independent writer. All analog publishing. None of it from KDP. Be careful what advice you listen to.
That's awesome. As an author myself, I'd love to hear more.
Also note, that you are an outlier. (Congrats!) Folks listening to you should not expect those results.
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#20If you’re not completely driven to write a book, and there isn’t a book inside you that you just have to get out, then do not bother writing a book. Agents and publishers have nothing to do with it - you don’t need to ask for permission to write your book, it’s a piece of art. Agents and publishing come afterwards - and nobody is going to be interested really anyway, at least in the early stages. So if that is enough to make you confused about writing your book or makes you not want to bother, then don’t write your book. If you still have to write a book, you’ll love doing it despite the difficulty and futility, because the person who enjoys it the most will be you anyway.