I’ve written several articles and quite a few editorials, but I’ve never really put much thought into how different it would be to write a book. And being that the only books that I have ever read were all technical of some sort or magazines (which I personally don’t think can be categorized as a book) I really didn’t think much about the how different it might be. I think the most obvious and beneficial to me is the table of contents; starting with that makes it a lot easier for me to keep track of subjects and when they should be introduced… This still doesn’t help me keep my thoughts organized though. I have a terrible habit of vomiting out ideas when they aren’t needed, presumably because my brain is thinking too many steps ahead of my typing abilities, but this is where my trusty editor comes in handy. She is not afraid to smack my hand and move things around so that my ramblings become somewhat coherent to those who don’t suffer from ADHD. I’m lucky to have her on board… There are of course several other differences to writing a book over a technical article, but I don’t feel like talking about them right now, so you’ll have to check back when I post my next blog entry.

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