The Book Writing Process

Four years ago, I had a book idea.

Four years later, I’ll be coming out with this book

What happened during those four years?

The Book Writing Process With Brett Farmiloe @thatpassionguy facebook.com/brettfarmiloe linkedin.com/in/brettfarmiloe

The book idea came to me when I read a stat…

That half the American workforce dislikes what they do for a living. * Conference Board 2005-present

BAM! Book idea. What’s the Difference? People Who Don’t Like Their Job People Who Do Like Their Job

Decided to take a roadtrip across America.

Bought a RV off Craigslist *Named Maggie Miracles

And lined up interviews with people who loved their job.

Then, 3 hours into the trip…

Then I started a job as an auditor.

At night, and sometimes at work…

My agent submitted them to all the publishers.

And then parted ways with the agent.

At this point, I could have quit the book writing process.

And tried to get another roadtrip together.

With an RV that wouldn’t break down.

I recruited 2 friends to search for sponsors.

And then we got a food sponsorship.

We ate Hot Pockets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

And then, after 30 days, not so awesome.

It was exactly like Super Size Me .

We went into Hot Pocket detox.

A week later, we found a sponsor in:

They were a block away <--- My apartment <--- Jobing.com HQ

And they sponsored the purchase of this RV.

And they sponsored the whole trip.

And 300 interviews with people who love their job.

But then, it was time to write a book.

Jobing.com hired us on to write the book* * Among many other things

I wrote the book. * 50,000 words, 224 pages.

And I decided I didn’t like it.

And not about the original topic. What’s the Difference? People Who Don’t Like Their Job People Who Do Like Their Job

So 5 months and 1 book got thrown away.

It was a frustrating, confusing time.

I transcribed every word ever spoken to us.* * About 350,000 words

I cut out my favorite excerpts.

Organized them like puzzle pieces into chapters.

And edited the book so you could read the entire thing on a flight.

Then I flew from Phoenix to Denver.

Then I learned how to use Adobe InDesign.

I made the coffee shop my first home…

I went through 10,000 photos and picked out the best ones.

And I built a book I freaking loved.

Who gave the book to her boss…

Who decided to publish it if the design improved.

So the talented young lady who designed our RV…

Sacrificed two long weekends to improve the design of the book with me.

And now we had a book to go to print.

And found out that for the price of 1,000 copies of our book, we could buy…

20% down payment on a 3bd/2ba house w/ a pool in Scottsdale

Or a really, really fun night in Vegas.

Leo and I have exchanged 239 emails and counting…

On 12/22, I received the first 25 copies in a box from Beijing.

On 1/20, I pick up 992 copies from the Los Angeles port.

On 2/2, the book is available on Amazon.

I hope you buy it. http://t.jobing.com/f5ig

The Book Writing Process By Brett Farmiloe Author of Pursue the Passion Available on Amazon on 2/2. Facebook.com/pursuethepassion Facebook.com/brettfarmiloe Twitter.com/thatpassionguy

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