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I wrote two books in the last couple years. Are they great? No. But I figured that it would take a dozen books to start to be recognized as an “overnight succes

I wrote two books in the last couple years. Are they great? No. But I figured that it would take a dozen books to start to be recognized as an “overnight success”. I’ve made a decent amount of money from self-publishing so it isn’t all for naught. While I don’t need the money, it helps validate that my writing is helping somebody out there. Or that my ads are targeting the right people although I don’t have a mass audience. There are so many under appreciated books out there that fall into the same sea of irrelevance as my books. But there will be a time in my life where one of those books will ride a trendy wave so long as I keep writing a book each year.

ramg 4y ago
Can you talk about your two books? Fiction, non-fiction? Genre. I'm always curious to know more about successful writers and what they did - even if I'm not wired to do the same. I self-published one book and am working on a second. I have done zero marketing as I wrote the book primarily for myself. Those who have read it really enjoyed including people who are extremely blunt about their opinions.
- thenerdhead 4y ago
  Two non fiction. One to brain dump everything about teaching yourself to code, another about technology addiction. I’m writing a short book right now on long Covid and then will piece together a philosophy book surrounding the four classic elements. What are yours?
  - ramg 4y ago
    I wrote a novel (action / psychological thriller). Second book is again a thriller but with time-travel, but it isn't sci-fi. I haven't tried writing science fiction but enjoy reading the genre - currently reading Dust by Hugh Howey. Thus, I tend to stick to the current world as I understand it better. Your books sound interesting! I'm impressed!
    - thenerdhead 4y ago
      super cool. you should link to it in your profile or send me an email so i can check it out!
      - ramg 4y ago
        Ok. You convinced me to update my profile. I'm mostly a lurker on HN and now I feel like I should contribute more.

ramg 4y ago

Can you talk about your two books? Fiction, non-fiction? Genre. I'm always curious to know more about successful writers and what they did - even if I'm not wired to do the same. I self-published one book and am working on a second. I have done zero marketing as I wrote the book primarily for myself. Those who have read it really enjoyed including people who are extremely blunt about their opinions.

thenerdhead 4y ago
Two non fiction. One to brain dump everything about teaching yourself to code, another about technology addiction. I’m writing a short book right now on long Covid and then will piece together a philosophy book surrounding the four classic elements. What are yours?
- ramg 4y ago
  I wrote a novel (action / psychological thriller). Second book is again a thriller but with time-travel, but it isn't sci-fi. I haven't tried writing science fiction but enjoy reading the genre - currently reading Dust by Hugh Howey. Thus, I tend to stick to the current world as I understand it better. Your books sound interesting! I'm impressed!
  - thenerdhead 4y ago
    super cool. you should link to it in your profile or send me an email so i can check it out!
    - ramg 4y ago
      Ok. You convinced me to update my profile. I'm mostly a lurker on HN and now I feel like I should contribute more.