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What it's like writing a book

Slides from a Pecha Kucha talk I held at ThoughtWorks London Local Office Day.

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What it's like writing a book

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  1. WHAT IT’S LIKE WRITING A BOOK ? @patkua 1

  2. Lots of ideas 2

  3. … sometimes you don’t have a choice. A book is coming, and grabs you in the throat, and says, “Write me!” - Eliyahu M. Goldratt (Author of The Goal) 3

  4. Picking a topic 4

  5. 1999 1995 1999 1999 1994 Think about relevance (10+ years) 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 5

  6. Think and Feel? See? Hear Say and Do? Know your audience Pain Gain 6

  7. Blog ? ~600 Article ? ~1200 Book ? ~45,000 - 100,000 Lots of words 7

  8. It’s a marathon, not a sprint Write all 8

  9. Beware of distractions DO NOT SHAVE A hairy yak is a happy yak 9

  10. Earlier feedback helps 10

  11. Earlier feedback helps Target readers Reviewers Editors 11

  12. Who… you ask says yes responds 12

  13. Platform choice 13

  14. Self Publishing 14

  15. Traditional 15

  16. Finally finished 16

  17. Amazing high! 17

  18. Celebrate launch 18

  19. Don’t forget the marketing 19

  20. Just get started 20

  21. Photo Credits Under the Creative Commons licence: ? Medal - https://www.flickr.com/photos/southwellpics/5642738727 Book - https://www.flickr.com/photos/paszczak000/4421317209 Fireworks - https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffanddayna/2637637797 Smiley - https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielygo/7357503268 Sprint - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sumofmarc/7789528484 21

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