- how much you gain writing a book about a technical viewpoint you have (from researching all of your "instincts" and figuring out a way to explain them to beginners)
- you don't have to start with a book - just write blog articles about sub-problems in the space
- it's not about the money - unless you've spent the last decade being well known in your field, most folks will likely not hear about your book. Doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile endeavour.
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I don't think most people realise:
- how much you gain writing a book about a technical viewpoint you have (from researching all of your "instincts" and figuring out a way to explain them to beginners)
- you don't have to start with a book - just write blog articles about sub-problems in the space
- a book can literally just be a collection of blog articles (see Freakonomics: https://freakonomics.com/blog/)
- it's not about the money - unless you've spent the last decade being well known in your field, most folks will likely not hear about your book. Doesn't mean it isn't a worthwhile endeavour.
(I write this having written https://useeffectbyexample.com/ for my React blog's audience, has made low 4 figures)