Debbie Weil

APRIL 27, 2012

Yes, if you start with a bunch of great content you can draw from: blog posts, articles, notes, lists, research. And are ruthlessly focused on shipping something in 8 weeks. But the fact is, it probably does take 10,000 hours to learn how to write well. If not 10,000, then a lot of time over a period of years.

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Research List Content How To 95

Debbie Weil

MARCH 16, 2011

Amazon calls a Kindle Single "a compelling idea - well researched, well argued, and well illustrated - expressed at its natural length." It’s called the Kindle Single and it’s for almost-book ideas, 10,000 to 30,000 words in length. For those who’ve written a book, a typical chapter is 5,000 words.

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Posterous Publishing eBook Project 178

Debbie Weil

MAY 20, 2011

Stop doing research and just start writing. As Steven puts it, Resistance is universal, impersonal, invisible, insidious and plays for keeps. Start before you are ready. So how to get around it? Well, this little book has some marvelous tips. My favorites: - Start before you are ready. Get the whole thing down, fast, on ONE sheet of paper.

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Project Analysis Price Tips 107

Debbie Weil

MARCH 12, 2011

Statistics courtesy of Pew Research.) The growth rate in adoption of social networking by the 50 to 64 age group was 88 percent last year. For the over 65s, the growth rate was 100 percent. So much for the notion that emerging tech only appeals to Gen X and Millennials. But what does this mean?

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iPad Journal Statistics Social Media 181