Do you want to write about your workout? One triathlete and vegan turned his fitness passion into a self-published book, eventually landing a book deal with a major publisher.
Today’s guest on the Morning Media Menu was author, vegan, and athlete Brendan Brazier (pictured, via). He told the story of how he self-published a fitness book about living a healthy vegan lifestyle. In addition, he talked about working with Moby on a new collection of essays, Gristle: From Factory Farms to Food Safety (Thinking Twice About the Meat We Eat).
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Here’s an excerpt: “In 2004, I wrote and self published a short book about my nutrition plan. I had been racing Iron Man triathlons professionally for seven years–eating a completely vegan diet. I was getting asked all the time where I got my protein, my calcium, my iron, and all these things. It came out in 2004, and did better than I expected. I expanded it and it was published by Penguin Canada.”
He also shared tips for pitching a fitness book: “There already have been a lot of great fitness books written, and you have to separate yours from the ones that are already out there–but not changing things around just to make it unique. You have to make it good…I really focused on the nonphysical benefits as the physical ones–it’s the process of exercising, not just the end result.”