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Today marks the start of PragProWriMo, where the fine folks over at the Pragmatic Bookshelf are encouraging aspiring writers to write a technical book over the course of the month. Over at the forums, I shared my writing workflow, which I’m reposting here. My process may not be a good fit for everyone, but it’s [...]

This week I start my new part-time job as a Development Editor at the Pragmatic Bookshelf, the publisher I’ve worked with on my last two books. They’re wonderful people, and I’m honored to have the chance to work with them to help authors bring their books to completion. For those unfamiliar, a Development Editor works [...]

So Lisa’s more than four months old already. I can’t believe how much time flies. In the last four months, quite a few things have happened around here. First, Ana just finished up Second Grade. She’s planning to spend her summer doing lots of reading and learning, and hopefully she’ll get some video game time [...]

Carissa’s getting in on the internets action. Go check it out here.

This week is about tying up a bunch of loose ends. I’ve got a lot of projects I started that I want to get finished. One of those projects is the graphics book which is shaping up pretty well. I have a new editor who is a really good motivator and a very good eye. [...]