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![Michael Daugherty](http://cdn.oreillystatic.com/radar/images/people/photo_mdaugherty_s.jpg)
A first-time author builds his team and starts writing the story
How do I find out who really knows what I need to know?
Last week I talked about the lessons learned from self-publishing boot camp. After the boot camp ended I knew I had a lot to learn. I liked the business challenges that I was seeing. For a guy coming in out of nowhere, it sure did seem great that I didn’t have to be held up to the mercy of a big impersonal New York publishing house. I knew at this point product was all that mattered. Everything else could be dealt with before the book came out, but didn’t require attention immediately.
![Michael Daugherty](http://cdn.oreillystatic.com/radar/images/people/photo_mdaugherty_s.jpg)
Author by necessity
Documenting my journey from clueless newbie to published author
So what am I doing here? As President & CEO of LabMD, Inc., a uropathology medical laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia, (we test blood, urine, and tissue for cancer and other medical issues), this is not my normal venue. However, shockingly, I am writing a book about battling the Feds while I continue to fight the Feds and learn about writing and publishing a book all at the same time.