Now that my book is out, can I dispel one of the biggest myths (in my view) about book writing? It& #39;s that you have to be "really passionate" about your topic or not even think about taking it on. (A thread, sorry)

I& #39;m passionate about my topic! It explicitly relates to my life, and it was something I& #39;d been thinking about for a long time.

But there were definitely days where I was like, "screw this topic," (in, uh, stronger terms).

Nothing on earth is gonna provide you with transcendent levels of passion for the 2-7 years it takes to work on a book.

Think of it like being in a good long-term relationship: Most days are great, sometimes you get mad, but rarely do you have first-date butterflies

Here& #39;s an article I wrote about this phenomenon
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/find-your-passion-is-terrible-advice/564932/

I">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a... also think the "you have to be passionate" rhetoric discourages women from writing more books! I don& #39;t think anyone interrogates men about whether they& #39;re "truly passionate" about ISIS or whatever

And here& #39;s my book, which I really did put a lot into, including, yes, plenty of passion: https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Power-Being-Outsider-Insider-ebook/dp/B07W56X29P">https://www.amazon.com/Weird-Pow...