100 Go mistakes

The Story Behind “100 Go Mistakes and How to Avoid Them”: https://read.thecoder.cafe/p/100-go-mistakes

Author also shares how he got the idea to write a book, his conversations with the publisher (Manning), the contract, conversation with the developer editor (DE), rework mindset, proof reader’s questions, working on critiques, disappointments with DE, publishing early access, book promotion, choosing covers, desire to seek perfection, copyediting style - grammar - consistency, firing copyeditor… Happiness??

but writing online is all about being direct because most people don’t have time. With a book, it’s different. People made a deliberate decision to buy your book.

Ah okay… I wouldn’t have considered that view…

If you get one comment, you must address it, even if it doesn’t seem important to you. If one person raised it, imagine when thousands of people read your book.

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discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43647880

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