Comments on: Advice for authors by Seth Godin http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/08/04/advice-for-authors-by-seth-godin/ Bryan Hutchinson's thoughts about ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder and other stuff Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Steve http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/08/04/advice-for-authors-by-seth-godin/comment-page-1/#comment-6249 Steve Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:09:15 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=339#comment-6249 Hi Bryan, I was just kidding about him saying that I would not make any money. I really would never expect to but you never know. Probably when I am dead someone will write my biography and they will make the big bucks. LOL The truth is though that he is right that most people wont. You are going to be the exception to that rule. And we all know that you will because: You are Da Man, period. :-) It says so. It is Number 11 on the top 10 list. Steve Hi Bryan,

I was just kidding about him saying that I would not make any money. I really would never expect to but you never know. Probably when I am dead someone will write my biography and they will make the big bucks. LOL

The truth is though that he is right that most people wont. You are going to be the exception to that rule. And we all know that you will because:

You are Da Man, period. :-)

It says so. It is Number 11 on the top 10 list.

Steve

]]> By: Bryan http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/08/04/advice-for-authors-by-seth-godin/comment-page-1/#comment-6191 Bryan Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:56:22 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=339#comment-6191 Steve, I think what Seth means is that the original goal should not be to make money alone, because very few people actually do make money with publishing a book. However, when someone gets well enough known and the book well enough known that could change. Not necessarily through the book though, could be endorsements etc... Now, if you happen to be Stephen King or someone like that then yeah, they make a lot of money by publishing a book, but Stephen King didn't make much money on his first book either.... Already writing about Commander Mart, he is off on some wild adventures! ~Bryan Steve, I think what Seth means is that the original goal should not be to make money alone, because very few people actually do make money with publishing a book. However, when someone gets well enough known and the book well enough known that could change. Not necessarily through the book though, could be endorsements etc… Now, if you happen to be Stephen King or someone like that then yeah, they make a lot of money by publishing a book, but Stephen King didn’t make much money on his first book either….

Already writing about Commander Mart, he is off on some wild adventures!

~Bryan

]]> By: Steve http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/08/04/advice-for-authors-by-seth-godin/comment-page-1/#comment-6186 Steve Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:06:18 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=339#comment-6186 Thanks for posting this Bryan. I am one of those people who has always said I have a book or two to write. Even friends tell me that I should write about my experiences. With the ADD problem, I probably never will but who knows. Plus, I have always been a math and science guy. I never was good with reading or writing. I have sure been getting a lot of practice on here and thank god for spell check. It is interesting to see what Seth had to say. Money was never my motivation anyway so I guess I could be successful since evidently I probably would not make any according to him. I sure wish I had written the Harry Potter series. She sure has some imagination. So when are you going to write your "Adventures of Commander Mart"? Steve Thanks for posting this Bryan.

I am one of those people who has always said I have a book or two to write. Even friends tell me that I should write about my experiences.

With the ADD problem, I probably never will but who knows. Plus, I have always been a math and science guy. I never was good with reading or writing. I have sure been getting a lot of practice on here and thank god for spell check.

It is interesting to see what Seth had to say.
Money was never my motivation anyway so I guess I could be successful since evidently I probably would not make any according to him.

I sure wish I had written the Harry Potter series. She sure has some imagination.

So when are you going to write your “Adventures of Commander Mart”?

Steve

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