writing a book seems like a horrible idea.
normal =
* takes ~1 year before any results
* takes ~1,000 hours of input
* will make ~$0 or worse
hmm.. I want to hack the process
--> build in public, don't wait a year to publish
--> spend 50 hours instead of 1,000 (ghost scribe)
normal =
* takes ~1 year before any results
* takes ~1,000 hours of input
* will make ~$0 or worse
hmm.. I want to hack the process
--> build in public, don't wait a year to publish
--> spend 50 hours instead of 1,000 (ghost scribe)
first step - open up my project kickoff template
#1 - Define winning
#1 - Define winning
#2 - call out the anti-goals
possible book ideas:
"Do not believe their lies" -- the truth behind the lies society tells us
"Life Hacking" - a collection of stories & cheat codes
"Hacking Time" - why hard work is overrated. how to make more money while working less hard, and have tons of free time
hmmm
"Do not believe their lies" -- the truth behind the lies society tells us
"Life Hacking" - a collection of stories & cheat codes
"Hacking Time" - why hard work is overrated. how to make more money while working less hard, and have tons of free time
hmmm
took a few hours to let it simmer while I did daddy duty.
one key question bubbled up:
If I didn't have a bunch of pre-concieved notions about book writing, what would I do differently?
one key question bubbled up:
If I didn't have a bunch of pre-concieved notions about book writing, what would I do differently?
answer:
i would design a lightweight product.
- start with a prototype (a tweetstorm)
- then flesh it out into a "book"
- books are too long, and usually just a bunch of fluff around one main point
what if I wrote a book that was meant to be consumed fully in 1 hour?
i would design a lightweight product.
- start with a prototype (a tweetstorm)
- then flesh it out into a "book"
- books are too long, and usually just a bunch of fluff around one main point
what if I wrote a book that was meant to be consumed fully in 1 hour?
how many words can the avg person read in an hour?
250 words per minute x 60 minutes = 15,000 words
avg book page holds 300 words. So ~50 pages long
i love it, a thin book, just the substance and less fluff
250 words per minute x 60 minutes = 15,000 words
avg book page holds 300 words. So ~50 pages long
i love it, a thin book, just the substance and less fluff
how would i prototype it?
- start a tweet storm
- then a 2 chapter teaser (collect emails or preorders)
- then finish the 50 page book
- start a tweet storm
- then a 2 chapter teaser (collect emails or preorders)
- then finish the 50 page book
btw wtf. landed on a random ghost writing website and they have the most clingy live chat
alright enough talking, time to write! first chapter done!
using this typewriter looking font to give myself Big Writer Energy
using this typewriter looking font to give myself Big Writer Energy
alright calling it a night. 4 chapters drafted in a night!
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