Geting Paid for your Writing

I currently spend most of my time writing a newsletter, angel investing, and generally trying to be helpful. Previously, I spent seven years at Air... (2021)

A list of useful resources aimed to self-publish a book on Amazon using Bookdown. From using an editor, to proofreading, ISBN, cost, earnings and ... (2018)

The Surprising Way I Became a First-Time Author. I stumbled on a high-pay, low-prestige way to enter the publishing world—and overcame my reservat... (2018)

Writing books was just a means to an end: Twain’s goal was to make money and then make even more money. (2017)

by Justin Garrison: "I am not an expert. I have co-authored a single book in 2017 called Cloud Native Infrastructure for O’Reilly Media. Many peop... (2018)

For a young writer looking to break into showbiz, a new trend in TV production—so-called “mini-rooms”—offers a leg up; for many others, it suggests... (2018)

How My Novel 'Carrie Pilby' Became a Netflix Movie. It took 14 years of false starts, navigating Hollywood, and a modest payout for my book Carrie... (2018)

As the quest for likes and followers on IG has intensified, so too has the demand for funnier, punnier captions, creating a crowded new market sell... (2018)

One of the big barriers to learning React is the overwhelming amount of stuff that tends to be taught at the same time, so my approach was to stri... (2019)

It’s been 11 years since I’ve written a book. I got tired of all the entitlement — “You should give me your book for free waaaaah…” What incentive ... (2019)

My book, Designing Data-Intensive Applications, recently passed the milestone of 100,000 copies sold. Last year, it was the second-best-selling boo... (2020)

How can you get a deep understanding and expertise in your career? Learn what not to do when focussing on a new career goal. "...wanting to beco... (2015)

If you're going to try to do this, the key idea is to build an audience e.g. an email list. You need to budget 50% of your time to writing the book... (2020)

a16z Podcast on Spotify. This episode, part one in a two-part series on the Creator Economy, explores the process and economics behind... (2020)