Book Idea: A creative nonfiction--memoir-like. In vignettes from the past, I unfold both the beauty of my childhood and the trauma of growing up in an alcoholic family in 1970s
Detroit. As I unearth family secrets that would threaten to pull anyone under, I grab hold to a faith that carries me to the shoreline.
Sounds intriguing. You know, I checked the memoir category on Amazon and it's a very popular category. A well-written memoir has good potential to attract readers.
Well that's very interesting b/c all I hear from agents is that they can't sell memoir these days. Unless you're famous. 🙄 I'm expanding my mind now and becoming open to alternate ways of publishing rather than traditional. 🤔
Well, definitely Michelle Obama and Brittany Spears can get people to read their memoirs pretty easily. But as I recall, when David Goggins wrote "Can't Hurt Me," he shopped it around, and no one wanted to publish it. He self-published it, and it became a huge best-seller. If you have a story inside you that you're burning to tell, I encourage you to write it. Happy New Year, and I wish you every success in 2025!
Agree on the micro test approach, Matt! I'm writing every week for 6 years about one topic on LinkedIn. After 100 episodes I thought it's worth to collect them within a book. After 220 episodes it finally happened and my book "Connect & Act" came out - with a lot of feedback built in from those who engaged with that topic (and 33 contributors from testimonials to interviews). Collaboration is king!
Book Idea: A creative nonfiction--memoir-like. In vignettes from the past, I unfold both the beauty of my childhood and the trauma of growing up in an alcoholic family in 1970s
Detroit. As I unearth family secrets that would threaten to pull anyone under, I grab hold to a faith that carries me to the shoreline.
Sounds intriguing. You know, I checked the memoir category on Amazon and it's a very popular category. A well-written memoir has good potential to attract readers.
Well that's very interesting b/c all I hear from agents is that they can't sell memoir these days. Unless you're famous. 🙄 I'm expanding my mind now and becoming open to alternate ways of publishing rather than traditional. 🤔
Well, definitely Michelle Obama and Brittany Spears can get people to read their memoirs pretty easily. But as I recall, when David Goggins wrote "Can't Hurt Me," he shopped it around, and no one wanted to publish it. He self-published it, and it became a huge best-seller. If you have a story inside you that you're burning to tell, I encourage you to write it. Happy New Year, and I wish you every success in 2025!
Agree on the micro test approach, Matt! I'm writing every week for 6 years about one topic on LinkedIn. After 100 episodes I thought it's worth to collect them within a book. After 220 episodes it finally happened and my book "Connect & Act" came out - with a lot of feedback built in from those who engaged with that topic (and 33 contributors from testimonials to interviews). Collaboration is king!
220 episodes… that’s dedication! Congratulations!
Thanks - already 318 episodes… https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gunnarhabitz_socialsellingmonday-partnerships-socialselling-activity-7274542228339855362-7QS6