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Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny
I'm jealous of those who can write books. I've participated in a "team" which wrote a book, but what I discovered is that I excel in editing and re-writing, but I just FIGHT to get the first version out. (I'm talking about technical writing here, not fiction. I'd never tackle fiction.)
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Don't be jealous. It's a lot of hard, hard work, and it doesn't pay very well these days. Yes, I'm good at it, and yes, in the old days it was a rather nice way to make a living. But there's no way these days to make a living out of writing technical books alone. That being said, I mostly enjoy it. Except when right up against the actual deadline. (When I start posting the following in "What's in my cup?", you'll know I've reached that point! "Editors and their deadlines are RELENTLESS!")