Writing a book is hard! I mean, I'm sure this is not news for anyone who's tried... but until you *try* it's hard to understand the demons you have to wrestle to do the work.
I've been on-and-off-and-on-again writing a book since the beginning of last year but only in the past 3 months have I carved out a deliberate writing schedule and cadence for writing to really move this thing forward and start putting shape against it.
Originally - the premise for the book was "a book not about consulting but about being a consultant" - mixing theory and practice of how to do consulting but also the inner game of consulting (how it feels etc).
That's still mostly what the book is about but the word "consultant" kept bothering me - it is a word I identify strongly with (see: 4000 words in my recent post I, Consultant?). But not everyone identifies with the word consultant...
Instead - the phrase "The Strategic Independent" kept floating around my head. That's who I'm writing this book for. But what is a "strategic independent" anyway? I had a pretty good idea in my own head so I wrote it down...
This post ended up at 4,500 words and includes a bunch of diagrams too!
The post itself is somewhere between a manifesto / philosophy / practical guide for doing independent work that is: well paid, interesting & effective.
But! The post is also really the foundational thesis and definition of audience for my book!
Anyway - hopefully you'll enjoy this one. I think it's a fun mixture of theory and concrete advice (with some personal stories thrown in too).
If you want to see the book outline as it starts to take shape I've been collecting and organizing here:
https://tomcritchlow.com/strategy/
And I've got a clear sense of at least another 3-4 posts. So watch this space.
As always - feedback is the lifeblood of writing so any ideas, comments, suggestions are more than welcome. Just hit reply and lemme know what you think!
Love
Tom xo
I've been on-and-off-and-on-again writing a book since the beginning of last year but only in the past 3 months have I carved out a deliberate writing schedule and cadence for writing to really move this thing forward and start putting shape against it.
Originally - the premise for the book was "a book not about consulting but about being a consultant" - mixing theory and practice of how to do consulting but also the inner game of consulting (how it feels etc).
That's still mostly what the book is about but the word "consultant" kept bothering me - it is a word I identify strongly with (see: 4000 words in my recent post I, Consultant?). But not everyone identifies with the word consultant...
Instead - the phrase "The Strategic Independent" kept floating around my head. That's who I'm writing this book for. But what is a "strategic independent" anyway? I had a pretty good idea in my own head so I wrote it down...
This post ended up at 4,500 words and includes a bunch of diagrams too!
The post itself is somewhere between a manifesto / philosophy / practical guide for doing independent work that is: well paid, interesting & effective.
But! The post is also really the foundational thesis and definition of audience for my book!
Anyway - hopefully you'll enjoy this one. I think it's a fun mixture of theory and concrete advice (with some personal stories thrown in too).
If you want to see the book outline as it starts to take shape I've been collecting and organizing here:
https://tomcritchlow.com/strategy/
And I've got a clear sense of at least another 3-4 posts. So watch this space.
As always - feedback is the lifeblood of writing so any ideas, comments, suggestions are more than welcome. Just hit reply and lemme know what you think!
Love
Tom xo