Richard Wilson: the blog book he used as a before example

An early book made from copied blog posts became Richard's example of materials he wanted to improve. He described it while comparing earlier and later work in his institutional-quality talk.

He described the production shortcuts

Richard recalled pasting blog posts into a Word document and saving a PDF. He pointed to formatting and design problems, including a cropped photograph on the cover. The example came from his own publishing work.

The later cover had specific changes

He described a later family office book with a subtitle, professional design and the website address on the front. He said people had found the book and then joined the community. He used the two versions to explain the visible production changes.

In Richard C. Wilson's words

"The first one was just a whole bunch of blog posts we put together" (Richard C. Wilson, recorded Rainmaker Series module)

How to use this

Review the cover and its text as part of the reader's first encounter with a publication.
Use a previous version to identify the specific production choices being improved.

Questions and answers

What was the early book assembled from?

Blog posts pasted into a Word document and saved as a PDF.

What changes did Richard name on the later book?

He discussed adding a subtitle and URL to a professionally designed cover.