December progress posted by Larry Jones @ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:06:44 +0000
So here’s my next “process” question. I began writing lots of text and little code. As I’ve begun writing more code, I find that I write in much more detail but with not as much breadth.As long as I...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Raymond Yee @ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:44:19 +0000
Larry: It depends. I often find writing code to the slow part of writing a book. There are parts of the narrative that depend on getting the code right first. Other parts of the narrative can be...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by David Copeland @ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:51:58 +0000
So, I’ve been working on a proposal to submit to PragProg. Since my book is all about command line applications, I decided to create a command line application that contains my proposal. You run the...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Raymond Yee @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:53:43 +0000
David: I think your creation (proposal as a RubyGem) might appeal to a place like PragProg (for its originality and its “metaness” but I’m guessing that you should also provide the proposal in a more...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:41:23 +0000
Raymond,Thanks for the advice. It reminds me of the first habit, “Begin with the end in mind.” My current goal is to create a chapter in some depth that includes both code and data. As a result, while...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:44:05 +0000
David,I concur with Raymond’s assessment. As I mentioned earlier, it is important know your audience – not only your eventual target audience – but the other “stakeholders”: editors, reviewers and so...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:45:31 +0000
Another two Pomodoro’s today. My totals are:3120 16322 121567 totalSlow and steady wins the race.
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:51:18 +0000
I have one last question (he said hopefully) related to pace.This year, I happen to have a number of vacation days that I need to use before year end. As a result, I will have more free time toward the...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Travis Swicegood @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:28:49 +0000
Hey Larry;I’ve been prodded along a few times to use as much free time as I can to get some writing done (of course, I was already behind schedule when that was happening). The kicker is finding a...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Susannah Davidson Pfalzer @ Mon, 06 Dec 2010...
Hi David,Re. your question about the command line application: clever, certainly, but it’ll be easier for our group to also have a conventional proposal (PDF or whatever) to look over as...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:15:39 +0000
Travis,Thanks for the ideas!I’ll work to put these into practice.
View ArticleDecember progress posted by David Copeland @ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:50:31 +0000
Been sick, but thanks everyone for the feedback on my submission idea!
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Raymond Yee @ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:41:36 +0000
I know that a handful of us are going to continue writing and that Susannah is going to keep this forum open for a while. Since I don’t know how often we will be reporting in, I thought that I’d set up...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Travis Swicegood @ Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:14:51 +0000
Feels kind of weird to get writing in and not post updates. :-)I did get some more writing in—another two pomodoros.-T
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 03:02:28 +0000
Well… I plan to post updates anyway :)2280 12598 90998 totalA productive two Pomodoro’s. My book is slowly taking shape – at least in my mind.
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:28:52 +0000
As they say in the movies, “It’s quiet. Too quiet.”Here’s my update for the day:2483 13694 99042 totalI’m happy with my progress today although I wonder if I’m making much progress. I’ve written most...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Travis Swicegood @ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 04:34:17 +0000
Another two for me and I’m nearing 25k words total. Pretty happy with the results.Also, I have an idea for where to move this discussion and progress tracking. It’s my weekend project, so hopefully...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Raymond Yee @ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:32:42 +0000
Hi Larry and Travis—I’m glad that there are at least the three of us who are continuing on. I plan to stick with our little support group for the duration.Larry: You ask “How do you know when you’ve...
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:41:56 +0000
Travis,I, too, look forward to the results of your weekend project. Thanks for putting in additional time on our behalf.
View ArticleDecember progress posted by Larry Jones @ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:42:43 +0000
Raymond,Thanks for your advice. I think it is a great approach.
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