I know I've really enjoyed the technical reviews that I've done. I have done about a half dozen or so and I can say that I have learned things from every one. I would like to write books, but the muse has not given me a technical topic yet, so I try to stay involved in tech reviews when I get the chance (I don't care how much or little I get paid, a copy of the book when done is nice). I try and take something from each book I read whether before or after publishing and DO SOMETHING with it. The best example is the SQL*Loader book I reviewed for Jonathan Gennick. The chapter on tuning sparked some testing and I found a predictable way to significantly speed up data loads when direct is not an option.
Stephen Andert >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/15/03 09:54PM >>> 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Andert 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).
