One of the few things I've been clear about throughout this work so far is the desire to be published through a traditional publisher. There are a few reasons for that: the sense of it still being "proper" publishing; the feeling of someone else validating my ideas; that we seem to be in a period … Continue reading 5. Book Reset: route to the bookshop
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I get a bit frustrated with most "business" books. They have a tendency to give about 12 chapters coverage to an idea that could be expressed in one. I have many on my bookshelves that I've given up on after about a quarter, not convinced that the rest will add much more to what I … Continue reading 4. Book reset: format choices
If you thought that this series of posts was pretentious so far, I'd turn away now if I were you... From the conversations I've had so far with publishers and agent, it appears that if you want someone to publish your book, you better have a pretty clear idea about your audience. Who is the … Continue reading 3. Book Reset: the reader
Last week there was intentionally no Weeknote as I was digital detoxing in a tent in Herefordshire. This week I have learned: - I don't really see the value in digital detoxing - sometimes you just need to blog it out - this work style is all about the long game Next week: five days … Continue reading Weeknote 338: time to stop the obscure 1980s bus references
So why am I so caught up in this idea of writing a book? From a mechanistic, business perspective there are clear reasons why the Play book might help in the development of Stamp. A book is a way for a sole trader to add a bit of scale to their business (cloning not being an … Continue reading 2. Book Reset: But why?
Back in August last year I had a conversation with a literary agent the upshot of which was the idea for the book about Play that I've been working on intermittently for the past 10 months. It's been very intermittent: the idea was sprung at a time when I was, as actors put it, "resting", … Continue reading 1. Book reset: Where is this going?
I've been pontificating. I've been procrastinating. I've been putting things off. There are plenty of reasons why. There are always reasons why. Some of them are good, some of them are a bit iffy. It's time to focus. The Play book has gone into a hiatus; I did some work on it, and then in the … Continue reading 0. Book reset: It’s time to focus
This week I have learned: I forgot to do a weeknote last week. That's the first time that's happened. Terrible behaviour, won't happen again. Being asked to give a talk about a subject is a really great way to really get one's head around that subject. Another week, another Watford head coach. I keep getting … Continue reading Weeknote 337: Ley Hill
This week I have learned: just once in a while a group of near strangers will have a moment of connection if 90% of our reality is actually a chimera, does Virtual Reality need to be so complicated? and why aren't AI's trying to simulate cognitive biases? Bank Holiday's seem to come up all of … Continue reading Weeknote 336: All the way to Wycombe (these days)
This week I have learned: librarian's haven't taken over the world, statisticians have. Whodathunkit? there is a look of glee in the faces of people in serious jobs who are given the chance to play. the force deployed by an organisation to implement governance over spending will be met by and opposite and slightly greater … Continue reading Weeknote 335: surprise exits
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