Doubt Monster

Doubt Monster

Perhaps You Can Write a Book: But Will You?

Revisiting what it takes to make it happen

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Amy L Bernstein
Mar 11, 2025
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“How do I know if I can write this book?”

This question, fully loaded, is not rhetorical. I was asked this very thing recently by someone who has penned a few articles but has never written a book.

“You don’t know,” I responded. “Neither do I.”

It’s a fair question. Logical and rational. It’s also, to my mind, one of the bi…

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