I was writing it in Notion but eventually moved everything to Google Docs because it was much better to convert to PDF from it, and you can easily sell access to Google Docs.
If you don't need to sell it, it doesn't really matter what tool you use; just make sure it converts in the desired format.
From an organizational standpoint, I drafted the table of contents first and then basically wrote it chapter by chapter.
I spend 1-2 hours each day in the morning writing. In total, it took me 45 hours, and the book has 54 pages, but half of the time was probably research.
My books / courses have been revolving around technical topics. So usually I would flesh out the general idea of what the book / course should target/fix/teach.
From there, I create a rough outline of topics and put them onto my computer. I use Obsidian so I can work both on Mac and Phone, and for easier access and storage. (I can't use notion. Too slow, and words are too small. Aesthetics that I like is quite important for me).
Then I write...
And I find myself shuffling through the table of contents and reordering things... and this part is kinda messy.
When I find an order that works, I kinda know. Until if (which happens often) I mess up the order to create something with better precision or flow. Then it gets messy again.
I recently wrote a small eBook and was asking about its distribution here: wip.co/posts/what-is-the-best….
I was writing it in Notion but eventually moved everything to Google Docs because it was much better to convert to PDF from it, and you can easily sell access to Google Docs.
If you don't need to sell it, it doesn't really matter what tool you use; just make sure it converts in the desired format.
From an organizational standpoint, I drafted the table of contents first and then basically wrote it chapter by chapter.
I spend 1-2 hours each day in the morning writing. In total, it took me 45 hours, and the book has 54 pages, but half of the time was probably research.
Good luck!
My books / courses have been revolving around technical topics. So usually I would flesh out the general idea of what the book / course should target/fix/teach.
From there, I create a rough outline of topics and put them onto my computer. I use Obsidian so I can work both on Mac and Phone, and for easier access and storage. (I can't use notion. Too slow, and words are too small. Aesthetics that I like is quite important for me).
Then I write...
And I find myself shuffling through the table of contents and reordering things... and this part is kinda messy.
When I find an order that works, I kinda know. Until if (which happens often) I mess up the order to create something with better precision or flow. Then it gets messy again.
Very cool, @dpashutskii! This mirrored what I had in my head initially, so helpful to see that someone else was able to make it work.