Would you ever write a book to prove a point?
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Re: Would you ever write a book to prove a point?
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In non-fiction, I still would not write a book just to prove a point. Instead, I might and have written a book to explain or expand on a topic, but it's not to prove a point. Its to inform, often simply from a different perspective from the average or majority view. For example, I am working on a Native American themed scholarly work on a certain topic that has been written about before, but primarily by non-native writers without direct personal experience. As a native writer and academician, I and others like me might provide greater insight.
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I'd be as likely to stop as I would be to sell out.
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Even if something doesn't sell, having your whole argument in a book form you can just throw at someone is pretty powerful in comparison to not having that.
So, yes. But isn't everyone that writes something new trying to do exactly that?