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The main counter-argument to this I have read is "you should just publish blog posts instead." This is, among other reasons, because - The bar to releasing the
by kqr 2y ago
The main counter-argument to this I have read is "you should just publish blog posts instead." This is, among other reasons, because
- The bar to releasing the first thing to the public is lower,
- The regular cadence builds an organic following,
- You can iterate on subjects in the open,
- You have more freedom to organise content non-linearly.
The main drawback I can think of is you cannot call yourself "author of book X". Are there any other reasons not to blog instead of book?
- grecy 2y agoI started with a blog to get into the habit of writing and get better at it, Then I published books. The main reason to do so is that I get paid for book sales, but not for the blog.
- mcdow 2y agoI agree with this take. Blogging is a the first step towards writing a book. However, through blogging I've realized just how impressive book writing is. I work really hard to build coherent blog posts, I cannot begin to imagine scaling that to a book. It's kind of like software in a way. Anyone can code a toy, not everyone can build a product.