Serendipitous Contributions

I've been sharing about my book writing process a lot lately. For a few reasons.

1. Shameless plug. #obvious
2. Public accountability. Putting it out there.
3. To inspire others. Maybe you'll get ideas about your book.
4. To be inspired by others.

This last one's important.

Sure, I'm the writer. These are my ideas. I'm organizing the themes. My name will be on the cover.

And by being so public about it, I get tons of cool new nuggets and insights and approaches that I wouldn't have thought of on my own.

Like when I said my working title was "A White Guy Talking About Race" and Naomi said, aren't you really talking about racism?

Boom. New title: "A White Guy Talking About Racism".

Thanks, Naomi.

And when Steve said, "Are you just talking about racism, or are you actually confronting it?"

Boom! New title: "A White Guy Confronting Racism".

Thanks, Steve.

And when Kayla sent me a DM about my posts, saying, "What you share is an invitation for reflection and action."

Boom! New subtitle: "An Invitation for Reflection and Action" that will replace the afterthought-ish "And Other Stuff That Matters".

Thanks, Kayla.

I still have a lot of work to do. And, these serendipitous contributions are helping me tremendously as I shape the look and feel and vibe of the book.

Yay us!