I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5k in pre-orders

Re:I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5k... by jacalata on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @07:31PM (#9848845)

So how did you get to the point of writing a book on topics you didn't know about? I always thought the process was more like "well, I know this shit backwards in my sleep, I should write a book!"

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Re:I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5k... by limedaring on Tuesday July 07, 2015 @07:33PM (#9848861)

It was more like having 50% of the book already known, and knowing that the book wouldn't be great without another 50% on top of it.

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Re:I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5k... by gknoy on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @12:32PM (#9852796)

How did you find a subject that you felt you knew 50% about? :-) Given how much I've learned from other people, and the web, I have difficulty feeling like an _authority_ on any technical subject.

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Re:I self-published a learn-to-code book and made nearly $5k... by limedaring on Wednesday July 08, 2015 @03:14PM (#9853975)

I think beginner books are easier to get to that 50%. The subject I'm teaching really isn't that hard, it just needs to be explained differently.

So, that said - maybe it's not feeling like an authority, but more feeling like you have an alternate/interesting/different take on a subject.

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