Ever since publishing The Simple Path to Wealth, the idea of publishing another book has been rattling around in my brain. I’ve just needed time for the memory of how awful a task writing a book is to fade. So far it has taken half a decade.
A couple of months ago I started on a new one, but after a few weeks it felt like it was going down the wrong path and it wasn’t much fun. I then spent a couple more weeks trying a different approach but my enthusiasm was spent. By then I was scheduled to go in for some minor surgery and recovery from that took longer than I planned. That’s mostly because I planned to recover faster than my doctors did.
In any event, that gave me time to mull over this whole second book project and I decided to move on to what I had thought might be my third book. This one is a much shorter, more humorous cautionary tale of an investment gone wrong. It should be much easier to get done and, since it is entertaining and whimsical, more fun too.
I’m in the process of the final rewrites of the manuscript and, as I did with The Simple Path to Wealth, it is time to seek out the professional help needed for the next steps. Who better to look to than the amazing people who already follow my work? After all, the readers of this blog are the smartest, most talented, most professional and most competent group of folks on the planet. From what I’ve seen, the best looking too.
Indeed, already I’ve engaged outstanding talent from your ranks:
- Lucas, who now provides all the tech support that keeps things humming along so smoothly around here these days.
- The team that made The Simple Path to Wealth a reality
- Mr. Money Mustache, who wrote its Foreword.
- And, of course, Joan and Brian who are responsible for my now famous (infamous?) F-you money video.
The fact that these people all love this blog and respect its mission, makes their efforts all the more compelling.
So if you feel the same way, would like to join their ranks and (importantly!) have one of the professional skills listed below needed to make this new book the absolute best it can be, please let me know.
Here’s what I’m looking for:
- Illustrators. My original thought was to have one illustrator, but now I am thinking it might be fun to showcase the work of several. In keeping with the theme of the book, I am looking for fun and whimsical styles. Each illustration will have its own page in the book.
- Proofreaders. You’ll be an expert in grammar and punctuation and yet understanding when I chose to violate them.
- Interior layout and design. I know I could do this myself on Amazon, and many do. But in my view this is a highly skilled task best done professionally and by someone who understands what best works for the book’s message.
- Amazon/KDP setup and publishing. Physically getting the finished product downloaded and published on Amazon.
- Book size. I’d be interested in guidance as to what the physical size of the book should be.
- Cover design. The vast majority of book covers leave me cold. Especially those done for non-fiction books. A great cover can make all the difference.
- Other important tasks that need to be done and that I’ve overlooked. Tell me what it is and why you’re the one to do it.
If you are interested, please send me an email: jlcollinsnh@comcast.net and…
- Put the task you are interested in on the subject line.
- Tell me about your professional experience in doing this.
- Share samples of your work.
- Tell me what you charge.
- Tell me anything else you’d like me to know.
Please only respond if you have professional experience in this stuff. While engaging readers who are enthusiastic supporters of this blog and it’s mission is important, that alone is not enough.
Thanks in advance for your help!
And thanks, too, to all of you who have pestered asked me about a second book over these last couple of years and who have nagged encouraged me to get on with it. Your interest and enthusiasm has meant more to me than you know.
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Addendum:
Calling all illustrators!
This post has taught me something about my followers. Seems I have lots (and lots!) of proofreaders and very few illustrators. So, calling all illustrators! Please check out the post and show me your work!
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Republic Wireless just sent me a nice note reminding me I have been with them for eight years now. Each month they charge $25 for me, the same for my wife and $30 for our daughter as she uses more data. $80 total. And somehow each month they find discounts to give me that lower this even further. Before RW I remember paying over $100 just for my one phone.
Since we’ve joined them in 2013, many other providers have come along to tempt us. But RW feels like the perfect balance between low price and great service.
A couple of months ago, we got new Samsung Galaxy S21-5g phones, and bringing them on line has been remarkably smooth and easy. No small thing for the tech-challenged like us. My wife and I love them so far and our millennial daughter, a much heavier phone user, does as well.
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Republic Wireless and my $19 per month phone plan
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Here’s what I’ve been reading recently and recommend:
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