Best Linkedin posts about Writing a Book

In 2000 I was fired from my job. So I contacted a book publisher about doing editing to make some cash. The publisher asked me if had considered writing a book. A couple days after that, I was re-hired by the org. that fired me, and promoted. In the end, I wrote 6 books for the publisher, set up a country-wide training program for my employer, and created one of the first inter-country online training programs in the world. 22 years later, I started posting regularly on LinkedIn (summer 2022). In 7 weeks, 34 followers became 1007 followers. Lessons learned: ✔️ Don’t despair. What seems “bad” is often the beginning of something very good. ✔️ Don’t quit. You will surprise yourself by the amazing results of relentless determination. ✔️ When there is a crack in the door, push the door wide open and run through it. ✔️ Keep the adventure alive. Try a new ‘thing’ every couple of years, even though you think you might hate it. How’s YOUR journey going?   See you down life’s river.   ---- ✔️ 'Connect' so we can learn from each other. ✔️ Or 'Follow' if you are a shy person. :-) #readyforaride   #jobsearch  #careercoaching

I spent 150 hours building a Shopify store that never launched. I spent 6 months writing a book that never published. I spent 2 months writing copy for my first website and changed it 2 days later. I spent 3 weeks straight once binge-watching Netflix because I was depressed. Family and friends told me these were all a "waste" of time and "failures". But I saw them as learning opportunities. I learned: - How to build and design a Shopify store and enhance conversions with apps - It's normal to optimize copy *after* a website launch. That's what CRO is all about. - If I don't want to destroy my mental health, I need to work on self-care every day, not just *after* I get sick. Failure is subjective and nothing is ever a waste of time (if you learn a lesson from it). #jackiequiring #inspiration #motivation #lifelessons #marketing #copywriting

We overcomplicate matters. Some of us do so to avoid tackling them. Some to avoid making a decision. Some for not appreciating how most everything isn't that complicated. Let's tackle a few: Strategic Planning Pick 3-5 goals you want to achieve over the next 3-5 years, write a plan with specific action steps to achieve them and have an accountability plan to ensure you do the hard work. Write the plan. Work the plan. Growing an organization Ask each member in leadership to recruit one member and one sponsor. Writing a book Have an idea, write a detailed table of contents and commit to writing a set number of words per day. Whatever you want to tackle is easy to figure out. The hard part? The daily grind. Go get that bread.

When I first thought of writing a book, I had many doubts. The biggest one is "It is such a huge project, will I have the discipline to see it through till the end?" Fortunately, I took advantage of LinkedIn to plan the book outline and seek contribution from the LinkedIn community. If you have been thinking of writing a book but don’t know how to start, we have some tips for you. In this LinkedIn Audio event, Shereen Daniels and I will share our experience to help you leverage LinkedIn to write your first book. Shereen published “The Anti-Racist Organization: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Workplace” in May 2022. “A brutally honest, at times challenging, great read - one for any business leaders”, said an Amazon review. I published “Small Actions: Leading Your Career To Big Success” in Nov 2021. It was nominated for best “Business Journey” at the Business Book Award in London in 2022. Please join us to network and ask your questions during the Audio event. cc: Daniel Markovits 当我第一次想到要写一本书时，我有很多疑虑。"这是一个如此巨大的项目，我是否有纪律将其坚持到最后？这是一个虚荣的项目吗？"。 幸运的是，我利用领英来消除我的疑虑，计划书中的内容，并从我的领英社群寻求贡献。  如果你一直想写书，但不知道如何开始，我们有一些提示给你。 在这个领英音频活动中，Shereen Daniels和我将分享我们的经验，帮助你利用LinkedIn来写你的第一本书。  #bookpublishing #writing #66smallactions

How to tell a story in 12 slides only... with your community! ————————————   In the 2nd community story, we covered - writing a book - planning finances - leaping into entrepreneurship and more...   All organically. All within the community. Each person writing only the next line of the story. ————————————   This is how it goes: I write the first line, you follow up in the comments.   Sort by ‘Recent’ comments first - NOT ‘Relevant’ comments, and then comment.   That way, we will keep the comments in order of their appearance.   If you're starting your own #CommunityStory do tag me in to comment as well. ————————————   Here’s the first line for this week’s story…   <<<    1. Christmas has always been special for Bella with a big family get-together. This was the first time she was on her own in a completely new city and had no plans...   >>>    Now continue in the comments. ————————————   Connect Moumita Das Roy 🇮🇳 🇳🇿 Follow #WonderingMo Ring 🔔 on my profile   I write about #LinkedInTips #ContentMarketing #DiversityAndInclusion ————————————

Disclaimer: non-technical post I had a discussion about failure recently and while everyone was focused on avoiding it, I was reminded of my own. Failure is the sweetener that makes the tea we call success; in my opinion, it's underrated and misused. In late 2013 I started writing a book on the JavaScript ecosystem: - heavy emphasis on the language basics and - its versatility when it came to non-browser applications I planned for it to have 21 chapters and gave myself a hard (rather optimistic) deadline of 1 year. I felt the JavaScript books at the time were lacking in structure, content, clarity or a combination of all three. The scope of my book: a handbook for new developers and for the many trainings I was hosting. My spare moments were dedicated to writing. The first chapter alone was a rough draft of about 50 pages. I clearly sketched out the content of all remaining 20 chapters and things were going great, but then it happened. On Nov 16, 2013 Kyle Simpson added his "Initial repo commit" in the You-Dont-Know-JS repo, and every day commits came poring in. I stopped writing and started reading. This book had the structure, as well as the topics and details I found lacking in other resources. The best part of it all: it was open-source and community driven. It quickly gained and overtook the efforts of my book and while its scope was more focused it was better in every aspect. This was my second failed book. The 1st one was on April 29, 2010, when Steve Jobs published a letter called "Thoughts on Flash" - single-handedly setting the stage for the end of an era. This would eventually trigger massive shifts in how web-development was carried out, refocusing developers on JavaScript and making my first book obsolete in the process. Were my months of writing in vain? Was this a failure? For some, that might have been the case but for me, those months turned into a new skill which eventually made me a better developer and trainer. At the end of the day, my initial goal was reached - just through the work of others. Even though I didn't contribute to the books in any way, I made sure to at least become a small backer for the YDKJSY (2nd edition). What I've learned from my "failures": - writing good books is hard - respect the time of the people who go through this; they rarely do it for fame or profit and more often than not, at great personal cost - there are people behind these pixels; be selective with your words of critique - don't underestimate the potential of a community and its drive - an unpublished book still has valuable teachings and ideas - effort is always repaid, even if the form is not what you envisioned - failure only becomes real when you admit defeat For the 5 to 10 people that LinkedIn will show this to, here's some unsolicited advice: Failure is a mater of perspective. It's best friends with opportunity; they always play together. Opportunity is exceptional at hide-and-seek but, it's always there - keep looking.

For the first time after school, I am taking the time to slow down. For the last thirteen years, I have been doing multiple things together. Graduation along with CA. CS along with CA. Writing a book after CA exams, to be "productive." Working on side gigs along with full-time jobs. Making time to write another book in second job. Multiple gigs in freelancing. Freelancing along with the current job. For a change, I am focusing on just one thing - my current job. Nothing on the side. And while this "slow down" period has just started and will end in less than a week (lol), it is okay to give yourself the space to be. During which, you eventually realise all that chase wasn't worth it. That space makes you think upon the next side-path you want to pick along with walking on the main one. That space makes you reflect how making money is a direct function of making the right mindset. During this time, I have had multiple ideas to bring positive changes in our current work. Had the time to think upon the chapters to eliminate from my next book. Also had the space to develop more empathy towards my parents. The best thing I realised was that it is important to slow down. From where, you create the space you want to thrive in. And that's the most powerful space you will ever be in! #writing #ca #work #mindset

If someone gave you $500k to quit everything and spend the next 12 months writing a book, what would the title be?

With the wave of generative AI coming up, I've been thinking about the "$1000 blockbuster movie" Today millions of dollars (and hundreds of people) are needed to make a full length movie, a multiplayer game, or a multi-season TV series But compare that to a humble book... Writing a book just needs a laptop, coffee and lots of time. Not much money. Add up the laptop and all the coffees, and you maaaaybe spend $1000 What if an individual could make a full-length summer blockbuster movie by themselves with just a laptop and some coffee too? It would be 100,000x leverage to be able to author a movie (or game, or TV series) - the same way that someone can write a book It would require lots of effort and grit. It's not easy to write a good book - no diff for a great movie. But it would be possible, when it's not today What an explosion of content this would create! In every form. I think of it as the next phase of lowering the cost of producing and publishing content online, the way that YouTube, Instagram, and other user-generated content platforms have democratized distribution Many of us who are following the lightning fast developments in generative AI intuitively know that the end outcome of these tools will change the process of creative work forever It's incredible to see. But I am optimistic rather than cynical about these tools The cynical view - that this will destroy whatever creative medium you enjoy - overlooks the incredible leverage this provides This will increase by 10000000%s who can create movies, or books, or otherwise. And make the content better as geniuses can increase their output Overall, super exciting. I have been following a lot of this new movement from the context of gaming, where building content is a huge amount of the cost and complexity of building a company. Very eager to see how this all intersects

I had my first book published!! Yes, you read that correctly. Writing a book was always my dream; I spent more time with my books as a child than I did with TV and friends combined. While I had lofty goals. Like any other writer, I struggled with "Writer's Block" and "Imposter Syndrome." So, to overcome this, here are some small hacks I learned in the last three months before publishing my first book on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing 1. Begun creating content on Linkedin 2. Consistently posted 3. I celebrated and rewarded myself for all of my achievements. 4. Interacted with like-minded people in social settings, solicited feedback, and publicly committed to my writing plan. The First book "நீயறியாயோ என் நேசம்" ( You know !! My Love) is a collection of my Tamil love poems. For the benefit of my readers, I have included English translations of the Tamil poems. PS: Why love poems, of course, what else does the world require? I'm making this book available for free for the next five days; please read it at your leisure. Link is in the comment 👇 BTW , Next year I have promised to write a full length book. Do you intend to publish your own book? If so, what are your tricks?