I was trying to make sure you went into writing with open eyes. I give everyone who asks me about writing the same "scare" talk, if you still want to write the book when I'm done, you're doing it for the right reasons :)
--- Jared Still <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can certainly echo the sentiments expressed in this article. > > Writing a book ( as a coauthour in my case) was something I had > wanted to do, and harbored no illusions of quick riches. Many > hundreds > of hours on that book netted me about.. lemme see here... > > Well, a night shift at Starbucks would have paid nearly as well. But > then > again, I didn't do it for the money. > > Rachel tried to scare me away from it, but it didn't work. > > Technical editing is enjoyable, also doesn't pay too well, but is > a lot less stressful than trying to meet a writing deadline. > > Jared > > > > On Wednesday 15 January 2003 19:19, DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > > I have enjoyed reading the books from the authors who participate > on this > > list. I hope to read books in the future from others on this list > that > > haven't written a book yet. If you have considered writing an > Oracle book, > > take a look at this article: > > > > http://www.devx.com/devx/editorial/10491 > > > > > > Dennis Williams > > DBA, 40%OCP > > Lifetouch, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Jared Still > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
