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EVERYONE SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

Everyone Should Write a Book

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Everyone Should Write a Book was a 5-minute talk given by Andrew Heaton at Ignite Detroit 2012. As per Ignite rules, each slide was shown for 15 seconds only.

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EVERYONE SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

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HI, I’M ANDREW.

WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE A WRITER.

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SO, AFTER 30 YEARS I BECAME ONE.

I WROTE A BOOK.

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YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.

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WRITING A BOOK CAN BE SCARY.

LET’S KILL SIX FEARS.

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SUBJECTAPHOBIAI'm afraid I have nothing to write about

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WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW.

MAKE SOMETHING UP.

WRITE ABOUT YOUR JOB.

WRITE YOUR GRANDPARENT’S BIOGRAPHY.

WRITE CRAPPY POETRY.

INTERVIEW PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE.

DOCUMENT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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TEXTAPHOBIAI'm afraid I don't have the right software

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YOU DO.

IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SOFTWARE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER, YOU CAN BORROW A PEN.

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SUGARDADDYPHOBIAI'm afraid I won't get a publisher

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YOU DON'T NEED ONE.

90% OF WHAT A PUBLISHER DOES IS ATTAINABLE BY EVERYONE.

D.I.Y.

THIS BARCODE COST $10.

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BARNESNOBLIAPHOBIAI'm afraid it won't get to a bookstore

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YOU DON'T NEED TO, BUT YOU CAN.

MASS MARKET DOES NOT LEGITIMIZE YOUR EFFORTS.

AMAZON IS ALWAYS OPEN.

EBOOKS ARE EASY. PAPER IS NOT DEAD.

DISTRIBUTION IS A COMMODITY.

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EEYOREPHOBIAI'm afraid no one will want to read my book

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KNOCK IT OFF.

WE ARE NOT A CITY OF CRYBABIES.

MAYBE NO ONE WILL CARE.

HAS THAT EVER STOPPED YOU BEFORE?

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CASHAPHOBIAI'm afraid no one will buy my book

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SO WHAT.

AT LEAST YOU DID IT.

PRINTING, EBOOK CREATION, DISTRIBUTION,COPYRIGHT, ISBN REGISTRATION, PAYMENT, AND SHIPPING ARE NOW ONLINE SERVICES.

AND THEY ARE CHEAP.

I SPENT LESS THAN $50 TO PUBLISH A BOOK.

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DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.

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WRITE SOMETHING.

THEN GO HERE:www.createspace.com

www.lulu.comwww.smashwords.com

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THANKS.@TIGERSTRIPE