Comments on: Lessons Learned about Book Writing http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/ Self-Experimentation, Scientific Method, the Shangri-La Diet, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:24:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Alex C. http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-188431 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:19 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-188431 This is a very good (and funny) essay about publishing books: http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/dead-trees/story It's a bit long, but I think it's worth reading. This is a very good (and funny) essay about publishing books:

http://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/dead-trees/story

It’s a bit long, but I think it’s worth reading.

]]> by: Nathan Myers http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-186105 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:42 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-186105 Many people writing books would bill the time to their marketing budget. Many people writing books would bill the time to their marketing budget.

]]> by: seth http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-183582 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:24:01 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-183582 What would you call it? Writing your books I would call a superhobby because they are based on what you do for a living yet writing them is optional and different from what you do for a living. But <i>superhobby</i> is a term I invented. What would you call it? Writing your books I would call a superhobby because they are based on what you do for a living yet writing them is optional and different from what you do for a living. But superhobby is a term I invented.

]]> by: Andrew Gelman http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-183460 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:57:08 +0000 http://www.blog.sethroberts.net/2008/06/24/lessons-learned-about-book-writing/#comment-183460 I don't make a living from writing my books, but I wouldn't call it a hobby. I don't think that, just because something isn't one's main source of income, that it necessarily falls into the "hobby" category. I don’t make a living from writing my books, but I wouldn’t call it a hobby. I don’t think that, just because something isn’t one’s main source of income, that it necessarily falls into the “hobby” category.

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