And how to get paid along the way
I wrote a book, once.
It was my Ph.D. thesis, and it was over twenty years ago.
I’m glad to have gone through that … once. Once was, and is, plenty.
Godin, Pressfield, and Allen
For my next book, I’ll do what Seth Godin, Steven Pressfield, and David Allen did with their books.
Their books were build differently, and they certainly enjoy broader readership than my physics treatise.
The Practice, Nobody Wants To Read Your Sh*t, and Ready For Anything are each a collection of a few dozen atomic essays — short, sharp pieces of writing that develop a single point.
Shipping creative work. Developing empathy with your audience. Being productive with a mind like water.
All constructed from atomic essays organized in a handful of sections.
How to get paid as you go
With the Medium Partner Program, it’s straightforward to get paid to write your book as you go!
Once you’ve decided on a topic (i.e. niche) write atomic essays on the topic and publish them on Medium.
Build your audience and get paid.
You may have a collection of essays in mind, but if not, publish anyway. In the process of writing the essays, patterns and collections will emerge.
Write enough of them, and you have a book!
Thanks for reading!
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