I wrote a book, and am writing book #2. By "writing" I do mean that I'm in rebuilding phase after the existential crisis of writing that crummy first draft or two. You're right that writing a book will break you, teach you, introduce you to you...all the things.
Yes, learned the technical process of putting together one bigger piece of writing, and the joy of completing a piece is beautiful. No mater it's objective quality.
100% agree with this and it really caught my attention as I'm experiencing book pregnancy right now. The book was apparently conceived a few months ago, but now I can feel the thing kicking.
Paul thank you so much for sharing this from Nat: "Illusions of needing to “Be Ready” are just fear and procrastination in disguise. Writing a book is a long, hard journey, with an uncertain payoff, and it’s totally reasonable to be scared to start work on it. But once you realize the desire to “be ready” is just fear, you’re one short step from the truth: You get ready to write a book by writing a book."
A great piece Paul! What are your thoughts on self publishing vs. getting published? I've had a number of conversations with book publishers over the past few months and while quite a few are interested in working with me on a book, some of them have told me the onus to drive sales would be on me. I believe you self-published TPP, would you suggest others go down that route too?
Super inspirational Paul - thanks for sharing the recommendation. A while back I remember you writing about a person who wrote a book in about 5 days. Could you remind me who she was please? I'd love to read her book too
Had to look up Kindred based on your comment. The prices are steep! $210 service fee + $300 cleaning fee per stay? There is www.HomeExchange.com where annual membership is just $200. And everything is free otherwise.
THANK YOU for the wonderful feature Paul!
I wrote a book, and am writing book #2. By "writing" I do mean that I'm in rebuilding phase after the existential crisis of writing that crummy first draft or two. You're right that writing a book will break you, teach you, introduce you to you...all the things.
Yeah I've wrote a book. Barely anyone read it. The next one will be 10x better. Never give up.
Did you still find the first one rewarding?
Yes, learned the technical process of putting together one bigger piece of writing, and the joy of completing a piece is beautiful. No mater it's objective quality.
Yup agreed
100% agree with this and it really caught my attention as I'm experiencing book pregnancy right now. The book was apparently conceived a few months ago, but now I can feel the thing kicking.
Ha love this term
Wow I needed to read this today.
Paul thank you so much for sharing this from Nat: "Illusions of needing to “Be Ready” are just fear and procrastination in disguise. Writing a book is a long, hard journey, with an uncertain payoff, and it’s totally reasonable to be scared to start work on it. But once you realize the desire to “be ready” is just fear, you’re one short step from the truth: You get ready to write a book by writing a book."
I knew this and need constant reminders of this.
Amen ! 💚 🥃
A month late to finally reading this but had it snoozed while I was busy. Great to be reminded to write a book!
A great piece Paul! What are your thoughts on self publishing vs. getting published? I've had a number of conversations with book publishers over the past few months and while quite a few are interested in working with me on a book, some of them have told me the onus to drive sales would be on me. I believe you self-published TPP, would you suggest others go down that route too?
It worked well for me! More nuanced thoughts here => Pathlesspath.com/self-publishing
Super inspirational Paul - thanks for sharing the recommendation. A while back I remember you writing about a person who wrote a book in about 5 days. Could you remind me who she was please? I'd love to read her book too
https://www.wildonpurpose.co/p/an-unexpected-book-launch?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you!
This traveling village sounds amazing!
Had to look up Kindred based on your comment. The prices are steep! $210 service fee + $300 cleaning fee per stay? There is www.HomeExchange.com where annual membership is just $200. And everything is free otherwise.
Yeh makes more sense for longer stays