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Oddly enough, I believe there are a number of lessons that crossover between tech and writing. Having written a novel, and built companies, they both require s
by deanalevitt 8y ago
Oddly enough, I believe there are a number of lessons that crossover between tech and writing.
Having written a novel, and built companies, they both require similar skills in terms of planning, patience, MVP (first draft), rushing to market, incremental improvement, shipping regularly etc.
- nsb1 8y agoAnd let's not forget the burnout. In this description it feels like you could almost replace 'novel' with 'large solo software project' and have a pretty accurate accounting of that process as well.
- deanalevitt 8y agoFor sure! I haven't had burnout with startups, but I've definitely had it with writing.
- buf 8y agoCan you talk about rushing to market in terms of writing a book? Wouldn't a well defined marketing campaign serve better?
- deanalevitt 8y agoWell, speaking very broadly, I was referring to setting a clear definition of done, setting deadlines and getting your project out there to beta readers/testers. Both writing and building products can be over-developed. At least, that's how I see it.
- SolaceQuantum 8y agoIME it is important to actually complete a work in order to begin the editing, beta-reading, etc. process. Very rarely will one come across a writer who does not need to spend significant amounts of time polishing their piece- often more time to polish than the writing time. It is often more efficient to minimize time writing and maximise time editing. Marketing in fiction is often in the form of novel-swaps, blog-reviews, and book signings- in other words you need at least one piece published or in-the-publishing-process in order to hype your work.