Writing a book

[Ponderer]

I want to write a philosophical book at some point in my life, where I write all the knowledge I've collected about some aspects of life (as much as possible). I was thinking maybe release a book every ten years and later compare how my understanding have changed, if it has, and of course to update it with new information. It would be like my brain but in a readable format for everyone to see. Maybe it even could change other people's perspectives and I could make some fortune of it, but it's not the priority. I just want to leave something in this world so that I'm not forgotten, even if that book is only read by my family and future grandgrandchildren, that would be enough.
Has anyone done something like this?

I could even name the book "Thoughts of twenties", "Thoughts of thirties" etc every decade, and compare how my thinking style is changing, and how the age and new experiences impact that. I think that would be interesting.

 

[Sinny91]

Ent that what a diary is for?

 

[Ponderer]

Diary is for thoughts I don't want to share.

 

[gilliatt]

Oh, Ponderer sat at his/her desk looking at a blank sheet of paper. "I am going to panic here!' he/she said to him/herself. "This is going to be easy, the easiest thing I have ever done.
How do I do it? Be funny, stupid, just relax? It is ease writing this book. So what am I scared of, why am I doing it? Oh, it is hard being funny, stupid. I can't do it! I am so conceited. So you can not be stupid. Yes you can, you are being that way now at this moment. But I can't be stupid on order!
Well, I will start it in the morning at 7:00 AM. Lol!

 

[Ponderer]

I wrote a few paragraph's and realized that they sound too bizarre and antisocial for general public. But I still have this feeling, that I want to create something meaningful which would impact society or at least some of it. I can't think of any better meaning of life.
I could still release it with a pseudonym, but I want my name to be in the pages of history.
My inspiration somehow decreased as soon as I opened word processor, so I guess for now I'll just put this idea in shelf until new wave of inspiration comes to me.

 

[Nofriends]

I wrote a few paragraph's and realized that they sound too bizarre and antisocial for general public

Sometimes when I write I imagine Hitler reading it to me, if it doesn't seem like Hitler I change permutations.

As of late I have considered writing a book relating to western civilization, I am just sorting out all the different topics and things to include per topic, I want it to be roughly 160k, but I think it might be better to do multiple 80k word books, that way I can build an audience and make more $

 

[Ponderer]

Are you writing philosophical or scientific book? I'm too lazy to collect sources so I don't think I'll ever write anything scientific.
I plan on writing my views on civilization as well but it will be purely my opinion without any support from other sources. I only don't know who would find that kind of book appealing or valueable. So I think I need to rethink the structure of the book and how I'm going to present it to the audience.
I've read Mein Kampf, but I think it's popular only because it was written by Hitler, although what he wrote was purely his thoughts without any science. I'm socially unknown person so I doubt I would achieve any success with similar writing style.
I could invent interesting title which would make potential reader curious, but nevertheless reader would be disappointed because the book would consist only of my opinion on things. I could make it a novel instead of non-fiction, but that wouldn't be a real novel. So I'm stuck with these thoughts right now..
I plan to write a novel too about my views of future. It would be about character who is living 100 years from now. But that's for later, at first I want to write non fiction.

 

[Nofriends]

Are you writing philosophical or scientific book? I'm too lazy to collect sources so I don't think I'll ever write anything scientific.
I plan on writing my views on civilization as well but it will be purely my opinion without any support from other sources. I only don't know who would find that kind of book appealing or valueable. So I think I need to rethink the structure of the book and how I'm going to present it to the audience.
I've read Mein Kampf, but I think it's popular only because it was written by Hitler, although what he wrote was purely his thoughts without any science. I'm socially unknown person so I doubt I would achieve any success with similar writing style.
I could invent interesting title which would make potential reader curious, but nevertheless reader would be disappointed because the book would consist only of my opinion on things. I could make it a novel instead of non-fiction, but that wouldn't be a real novel. So I'm stuck with these thoughts right now..
I plan to write a novel too about my views of future. It would be about character who is living 100 years from now. But that's for later, at first I want to write non fiction.

After you have created a readership you could just use conjecture in your books, this would only happen once you have written about four decent ones though.

why do people need to be instructed on what is decent? some people are literal cancer

and yes my book is going to be non-fiction one based on western civilization, I want to draw on some of the sources from Ben Shapiro's books too though, would that be legal?

 

[green acid]

Sometimes when I write I imagine Hitler reading it to me, if it doesn't seem like Hitler I change permutations.

As of late I have considered writing a book relating to western civilization, I am just sorting out all the different topics and things to include per topic, I want it to be roughly 160k, but I think it might be better to do multiple 80k word books, that way I can build an audience and make more $

I often imagine Hitler directing me thorough work and grocery shopping. He doesn't tolerate sloppiness! When I see other people, he takes in their characteristics and goes on a rant in my mind about "bolshevismus". As for western civilization, hasn't it disappeared in this "global village"? With electronic media that works so fast, western civ has morphed into God knows what.

 

[Nofriends]

I often imagine Hitler directing me thorough work and grocery shopping. He doesn't tolerate sloppiness! When I see other people, he takes in their characteristics and goes on a rant in my mind about "bolshevismus". As for western civilization, hasn't it disappeared in this "global village"? With electronic media that works so fast, western civ has morphed into God knows what.

my inner hitler evokes in the jews the memories of the holahoax
those damn jews were spoiled with the cinemas

 

[FATBOY]

Maybe the production of offspring can fill the void of wanting to 'not be forgotten.'

Alas, another autobiography of xxx person vs generations of mugs which bear your resemblance...

Or we can take the cynical approach and say there is little one can do, because all will be forgotten unless you:

Discover e=mc^2

That's already been done

You could do something like Hitler did

I don't know if simply writing a book will cause your memory to be branded into the minds of generations to come

 

[EditorOne]

Ponderer, I find your idea intriguing, but of course it's much too long term for a commercial publishing house. You'll have to self publish (nothing wrong with that, I do it and make enough each month to buy a hamburger :-) ) so perhaps you should look into the mechanics of that. Don't get tangled up with any of the companies that promise to help you self publish, just learn how to do it yourself at Create Space, for instance.

In the meantime, for your enjoyment and edification, check out a trilogy by Peter Matthiessen on E.J. Watson, a controversial man and possible mass murderer on the wild west coast of Florida 1880-1910. Roughly similar to what you propose, he examines one life from three different perspectives. While it may sound straightforward, it is not and covers a lot of philosophical and psychological ground. It is fiction, just barely, based on real history.

The Watson in question is probably no relation, although I did contemplate showing up in Chokolokee in 2010 on the anniversary of the day he was shot down by the townspeople. :-)

 

[FATBOY]

I don't think an INTP would ever actually finish writing this book.