Writing
I've
kept
this
quiet
until now, but since I'm approaching a point at which I can smell a "product", I might as well spill the beans: I'm writing a book.
It started off like this:
but I'm quickly approaching the 500-page mark, much to my astonishment.
I've always wanted to write a book but never thought I'd be able to create more than about fifty pages on a single topic. After chatting to a publisher last Summer, I worked up an outline that I started to like, and it has been uphill since then. It is a hell of a lot of work, but I am greatly enjoying it. At least until the moment when my copy editor takes it all to pieces.
I'm writing about alternative DNS servers, very much concentrating on services provided by programs other than vanilla BIND, although I do discuss two special instances of it.
As soon as I'm prepared to do so, I'll post a Table of Contents. It would be a bit premature now, as I'm still fiddling with the order of Chapters, etc.
Yep: I'm writing a book.
matthias wrote on 06-Jan-08 at 9:11 pm
Nice to know!
Which publisher will release it? I suppose it's written in english?
I'm really looking forward to the TOC
Jan-Piet Mens wrote on 07-Jan-08 at 9:25 am
The book will be published by UIT and, yes, I am writing it in English. If it becomes a bestseller, I'll translate it to German.
Gavin Henry wrote on 23-Jan-08 at 1:50 am
Cool. I'm also working on my proposal now at http://wiki.suretec.org/openldap:cookbook
So, is your contract signed etc.?
Cheers,
Gavin.
Jan-Piet Mens wrote on 23-Jan-08 at 10:28 am
Yes, Gavin; I had seen your announcement. I'd like to contribute ideas as soon as possible, but I'm rather busy at the moment…
Yes, contract with the publisher is signed.
Gavin Henry wrote on 23-Jan-08 at 12:23 pm
Excellent news to both items.
I wish you luck! Do you have kids?
Jan-Piet Mens wrote on 23-Jan-08 at 12:35 pm
Yeah; my almost-seven-year-old is fascinated and keeps looking at the page counter in xdvi …
Gavin Henry wrote on 23-Jan-08 at 4:04 pm
Ah, you're lucky. My boy is 3 and just wants me to swing him round all the time!