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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.
HI, I’M ANDREW.
WHEN I WAS A KID, I WANTED TO BE A WRITER.
SO, AFTER 30 YEARS I BECAME ONE.
I WROTE A BOOK.
YOU SHOULD WRITE A BOOK.
WRITING A BOOK CAN BE SCARY.
LET’S KILL SIX FEARS.
SUBJECTAPHOBIAI'm afraid I have nothing to write about
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.
TEXTAPHOBIAI'm afraid I don't have the right software
YOU DO.
IF YOU HAVE A COMPUTER, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT SOFTWARE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER, YOU CAN BORROW A PEN.
SUGARDADDYPHOBIAI'm afraid I won't get a publisher
YOU DON'T NEED ONE.
90% OF WHAT A PUBLISHER DOES IS ATTAINABLE BY EVERYONE.
D.I.Y.
THIS BARCODE COST $10.
BARNESNOBLIAPHOBIAI'm afraid it won't get to a bookstore
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.
EEYOREPHOBIAI'm afraid no one will want to read my book
KNOCK IT OFF.
WE ARE NOT A CITY OF CRYBABIES.
MAYBE NO ONE WILL CARE.
HAS THAT EVER STOPPED YOU BEFORE?
CASHAPHOBIAI'm afraid no one will buy my book
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.
DO NOT LET FEAR STOP YOU.
WRITE SOMETHING.
THEN GO HERE:www.createspace.com
www.lulu.comwww.smashwords.com
THANKS.@TIGERSTRIPE