Ask HN: How do you write a book?

Re:Ask HN: How do you write a book? by blackguardx on Saturday November 15, 2008 @08:19PM (#365676)

What is the subject of your book?

How did you get O'Reilly to accept it?

I've been thinking about some cool books I would like to write for O'Reilly. I live 10 miles away from their headquarters, which might help me.

Are there any other north bay hackers out there?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you write a book? by jgrahamc on Sunday November 16, 2008 @05:27AM (#365942)

1. It's a travel book for geeks

2. I followed scrupulously O'Reilly's guidelines on submitting an proposal. I went through their normal channel for proposals and then I asked a friend who's an O'Reilly author to give them a prod for me.

3. I worked with the editor I'd been assigned to convince them that I could pull it off.

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