Amen to this. In fact, I tell people that if they're interested in writing a book they shouldn't be asking themselves "Should I write a book?", they should be thinking: "I have 18 months of free time. What could I do with it?"
That's a lot of free time. You could:
- Learn a musical instrument pretty well.
- Learn a sport and get pretty good at it.
- Become a major committer on a large open source project.
- Pick up a foreign language and achieve proficiency.
- Make a lot of money on the side.
- Go back to school and get a degree.
- Concentrate on your social life.
- Write a book.
If after considering these, you decide that writing a book is the best use of your time, go for it. Think of the money as a nice bonus.
That's a lot of free time. You could:
- Learn a musical instrument pretty well. - Learn a sport and get pretty good at it. - Become a major committer on a large open source project. - Pick up a foreign language and achieve proficiency. - Make a lot of money on the side. - Go back to school and get a degree. - Concentrate on your social life. - Write a book.
If after considering these, you decide that writing a book is the best use of your time, go for it. Think of the money as a nice bonus.