What I Learned Publishing My First Book, and Why You Should, Too (S7 E6)

About this episode

Michael Hernandez discusses his experiences with publishing his first book and the reasons why others should consider writing their own.

Let’s face it, the ROI on publishing a book is ridiculous. But there are many reasons why you should–or at least tackle a project of this scope. In this episode, author and award-winning educator Michael Hernandez talks about his hate/love relationship with reading and writing, and explains why his first book almost didn’t happen. In this episode: A list of reasons why you should write your own book Ironically, the argument against text-based assessment in schools The art of writing a paper book about digital storytelling. Learn the vocab word of the week: subvocalization Educators who need the playbook and guide Michael mentioned in this episode can find it in his best-selling book, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠ . Also, learn how to design Uncheatable Assessments in this course for educators . Find out more about Michael's ⁠workshops, keynotes, and professional learning services⁠ . ⁠Subscribe to his free newsletter⁠ that inspired this podc

People in this episode

Host: Michael Hernandez

Topics covered

• publishing
• writing
• education
• digital storytelling
• assessment

Keywords

• publishing
• book writing
• digital storytelling
• education
• subvocalization

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uncheatable Assessments

Books & works: Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity