If interested in buying a copy, you can purchase it on CreateSpace (better margin for me if you buy it here!) or on Amazon. To learn more about the contents of the book, check out the excerpt linked below, or check out the Preview.
Yesterday was an exciting day: the first copy (the “proof” copy) of my book–10 Powerful Personas–arrived.
I’m excited to hear what more people have to say about it.
For me, writing is about getting the ideas that are constantly haunting me out into the world where someone can use them, or even be inspired by them. Ideas sitting in a dusty corner offer nothing. Of course, I also have plenty of things I need to work on as well.
For these reasons, I didn’t spend a whole lot of time getting feedback. To date, only two people have ever read the book. Hopefully, that number will grow soon enough. (I’ve almost talked my mom into buying a copy……) Some people have already pointed out that the cover is a bit militaristic and maybe even a little menacing, particularly with the black and red. This is great news. I want it to be bold and striking. You’ll be seeing that symbol more in the future and you’ll come to recognize and love what it stands for and the place it holds in your mind.
When the proof copy arrived, I was extremely happy and proud. It wasn’t perfect (the cover is a little off). But no work of art is ever perfect or even “finished”, and it’s time for this book to be released into the world.
It’s great to finally see a project come together. It takes a surreal amount of time and focus to write a book. Creating any product that you deeply care about is an emotional process. I didn’t fully understand this until it came time to demo the product my previous startup had been working on (which I’ll talk more about one day). No product is more personal than a book. Not only is it your own personal thoughts, a book is your thoughts that you’ve invested a lot of effort into refining and presenting.
I’ll be looking into different ways of getting these ideas out into the world. I have many thoughts about this. Until then, you can buy it here: 10 Powerful Personas. It will also be up on Amazon soon enough.
Also, here’s a link to a PDF of one of the Powerful Personas you’ll meet in the book: The Cocky Son-of-a-Bitch. It’s not my favorite chapter, although I do love it. And it’s not the best. But I know you’ll love it and find a real gem somewhere within its pages. Feel free to distribute as you please.
Last thing, I write like I talk and think. Consequently, there are grammatical errors. I’m aware of this. In fact, the very first sentence of the “Introduction” has a grammar problem. See if you can spot it.
Buy a copy. Read it. Enjoy. Pass it on. Let us know what you think.
-Kevin
4.29.2010
