{"id":118,"date":"2009-03-20T17:58:31","date_gmt":"2009-03-20T22:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.adam-jackson.net\/?p=118"},"modified":"2009-03-20T17:58:31","modified_gmt":"2009-03-20T22:58:31","slug":"adam-and-laura-go-west-the-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2009\/03\/20\/adam-and-laura-go-west-the-book\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Adam and Laura Go West &#8211; The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been working on this book. Maybe you heard of it. It\u2019s about Twitter. My partner, Dom Sagolla has been an excellent team mate on this project. Through his help, he and I have signed with a literary and speaking agent. We\u2019ve also had some great offers from publishers and I\u2019m happy to be working on this project. Something that\u2019s been itching me for a long time is a 2nd book. It was actually in my mind before 140 Characters was conceived in August of 2008. The book? Well, let me briefly go over my idea.<\/p>\n<p>I first came to San Francisco at the age of 16 for a conference. I came back every year since then and one day, my connections in San Francisco helped me land a pretty remarkable project. I moved to San Francisco with my girlfriend on June 1st, 2008, 18 days after deciding to sell everything and make the move.<\/p>\n<p>The past 9 months has been incredible but any of you that follow my <a href=\"http:\/\/adamandlauragowest.com\">travel blog<\/a> or my Twitter know that I have had some amazing experiences that need to be written. Many couples make the trek out of their hometown across country and with complete uncertainty, they do it with a 50% chance that it won\u2019t work out. We did this and I want to write the story.<\/p>\n<p>The book will be called Adam and Laura Go West and I\u2019ve already began writing drafts and outlines. I won\u2019t dive into it until after the current book project is done. The book will cover highlights from the age of 16 to 21 and cover my decision to move and will cover my first year in San Francisco with notes.<\/p>\n<p>Highlights will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> The puzzle pieces that made the move a reality<\/li>\n<li> Selling our entire life in a garage sale and flying to SF with 4 suitcases<\/li>\n<li> Finding an apartment<\/li>\n<li> Being attacked \/ attempted robbery 3 times.<\/li>\n<li> Laura being purse snatched<\/li>\n<li> Exploring the west coast (napa, tahoe, yosemite)<\/li>\n<li> Coping with city life<\/li>\n<li> Exploring the tech scene and \u201cmaking it\u201d<\/li>\n<li> Laura goes freelance<\/li>\n<li> Charity and civic duties \/ involvement<\/li>\n<li> AdamsBlock<\/li>\n<li> Vegas for BlogWorld<\/li>\n<li> Austin for SXSW<\/li>\n<li> Launching my career<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is so much more to this book and I\u2019ll have some captivating chapter names within the next 6 months. I think this book will be perfect for anyone looking for some inspiration and a change. It\u2019s also for couples looking to make the move and will certainly be placed in the \u201cinspiration\u201d category at bookstores. I\u2019m stoked to work on this project. Any feedback you have, please place it below. Thanks for your support guys. You all helped make this dream a reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been working on this book. Maybe you heard of it. It\u2019s about Twitter. 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