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[Phalanxman]

I wasn't going to make a new topic for this, but I didn't see one that it fit in. I have been molding this idea around in my mind for about two years now and I haven't told anyone about it except that I would like to write a book again. I wrote a couple children's books when I was young, but since then I've only written a few research papers for fun on top of the normal school required riff-raff.

 

I've finally decided to "break ground" on this book idea that's changed over the past two years. By that I mean, I've put pen to paper writing the first draft of the outline. I don't want to give too much away, but it's about what I guess you could call "streets' rules of politics". These are rules that I know are 100% true 100% of the time for any government in any situation anywhere. For example: no government can create wealth.

 

I don't know how long it will be, I just know what I need it to include. I'm going to try my hardest to make it as accessible as possible. Yes, I fully plan to work on it until it is published.

[Stars]

Power to you. I've been intending to write something for years, and it hasn't happened yet. (And my stuff would more likely be speculative fiction rather than political commentary.)

[Donkeymog]

These are rules that I know are 100% true 100% of the time for any government in any situation anywhere. For example: no government can create wealth.

 

Be sure to get that translated into Mandarin so that 1.4 billion Chinese people can realize how wrong they are.

[Shoulder Devil]

I wasn't going to make a new topic for this, but I didn't see one that it fit in. I have been molding this idea around in my mind for about two years now and I haven't told anyone about it except that I would like to write a book again. I wrote a couple children's books when I was young, but since then I've only written a few research papers for fun on top of the normal school required riff-raff.

 

I've finally decided to "break ground" on this book idea that's changed over the past two years. By that I mean, I've put pen to paper writing the first draft of the outline. I don't want to give too much away, but it's about what I guess you could call "streets' rules of politics". These are rules that I know are 100% true 100% of the time for any government in any situation anywhere. For example: no government can create wealth.

 

I don't know how long it will be, I just know what I need it to include. I'm going to try my hardest to make it as accessible as possible. Yes, I fully plan to work on it until it is published.

I'll leave my disagreements with your entire premise out of this, and just give you two pieces of advice:

1.) Research. A lot. We're talking approaching-a-full-time-job level of research, here.
2.) Cite. For the love of God, Zeus, or whichever of their crazy step-brothers you listen to, CITE EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY CAN.*

Both of those things will greatly improve the chances of any publisher even bothering to pay attention to what you're doing.

*Type of citation style is at your discretion I believe, but finding out which one the Economics / PoliSci community uses and then learning that would be greatly beneficial. Each discipline tends to have their own style, and it's a good idea to use it.

[kspr]

i wrote a kids book once when i was super high, it was all a 26 page freestyle rap about my cats living in the magical kingdom of sheddmoore. i don't remember any of it, but it was awesome.

[Xteven Xavier]

personally as a few of you know, maybe more if you pay attention, I am working on writing a book of the Zombie apocalypse that I'm trying to ground in as much reality as I possibly Can.

[kspr]

then everybody would die in 4 pages.

[Xteven Xavier]

The book is barely started in the first four pages the first two are all about 1 encounter with a single Zombie. before the infection Was really even widely noticed.

[Phalanxman]

So, I wasn't really sure whether to put this in the Serious Discussion Topic or here soooo I flipped a coin. This is my final research paper for my English 102 class and I thought it was pretty good (especially since I threw it together in four hours. Apparently, staring at it and saying, "I don't want to do this." doesn't get it done.). If you want to give it a read, here it is: 

 

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