Comments on: It is hard to write a book, and other whining. http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/ Reqs. Code. Docs. Done. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Vomits http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1130 Vomits Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:41:55 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1130 I don't know anything about families being tortured by unnecessary projects! Do the family members in question have opinions, besides crying? What about a full court ADD press where you get tangential and write an easier book first? Sorry, it is all I know! I am happy to resume ass prod duties if you want me to do so in a more organized fashion. I don’t know anything about families being tortured by unnecessary projects! Do the family members in question have opinions, besides crying?

What about a full court ADD press where you get tangential and write an easier book first? Sorry, it is all I know!

I am happy to resume ass prod duties if you want me to do so in a more organized fashion.

]]> By: Leah http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1125 Leah Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:02:18 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1125 Dave Coustan sent me your link and I'm going to try to comment before my train does underground and I lose internet. I'm single, no kids, and writing a novel. I feel the same way you do. I think its part of writing. Here's the advice I got on Saturday. 1. How long of s writing session is "worth it" to you? For me it's an hour. My coach cut that down to 30 min. 2. Take a piece of paper and draw seven circles on it. 3. Put it somewhere you can see it daily. 4. Fill in a circle every day you spend the allotted time writing. 5. Review at end of week. More days on than off? Can you up it by a day? Might help. Other suggestions (swear I'm not saying its easy or trying to fix it) Can you stay at work an hour later and write there? Take a laptop in and sit in the lunch room or the nearest cafe after work? Just extend the 20 to 25 and then go home. Good luck, you aren't whining. This is writing a book. Dave Coustan sent me your link and I’m going to try to comment before my train does underground and I lose internet.

I’m single, no kids, and writing a novel. I feel the same way you do. I think its part of writing. Here’s the advice I got on Saturday.

1. How long of s writing session is “worth it” to you? For me it’s an hour. My coach cut that down to 30 min.

2. Take a piece of paper and draw seven circles on it.

3. Put it somewhere you can see it daily.

4. Fill in a circle every day you spend the allotted time writing.

5. Review at end of week. More days on than off? Can you up it by a day?

Might help.

Other suggestions (swear I’m not saying its easy or trying to fix it)
Can you stay at work an hour later and write there? Take a laptop in and sit in the lunch room or the nearest cafe after work? Just extend the 20 to 25 and then go home.

Good luck, you aren’t whining. This is writing a book.

]]> By: MilesZS http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1124 MilesZS Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:28:13 +0000 http://www.thirdbit.net/articles/2008/03/08/it-is-hard-to-write-a-book-and-other-whining/#comment-1124 I like the book's concept; it sounds like a potentially enjoyable and informative book, but, jesus, don't kill yourself over it. We, the no-degree-but-coding-anyway masses, can learn CS if we want to learn CS. We might love your book, or we might not. We're fickle. We're judgmental. We're not worth a lot of pain and strife, nor are we worth the neglect of your family, if it happens to come down to it. I think Yegge would tell us there's no real shortcut to grasping CS, anyway. Right? I mean, I have to write a compiler, right? I'm sure I have to read the Gang of Four book, also. I apologize for the disjointedness of this comment. Ultimately, I think, if it is a dream of yours to have written a tech book, than it certainly may be noble and desirable to chase it. Don't do it for any of 'us', or for anyone else, really. Do whatever you do for you and your 'loved ones'. I like the book’s concept; it sounds like a potentially enjoyable and informative book, but, jesus, don’t kill yourself over it. We, the no-degree-but-coding-anyway masses, can learn CS if we want to learn CS. We might love your book, or we might not. We’re fickle. We’re judgmental. We’re not worth a lot of pain and strife, nor are we worth the neglect of your family, if it happens to come down to it.

I think Yegge would tell us there’s no real shortcut to grasping CS, anyway. Right? I mean, I have to write a compiler, right? I’m sure I have to read the Gang of Four book, also.

I apologize for the disjointedness of this comment. Ultimately, I think, if it is a dream of yours to have written a tech book, than it certainly may be noble and desirable to chase it. Don’t do it for any of ‘us’, or for anyone else, really. Do whatever you do for you and your ‘loved ones’.

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