Hi there. My name is Scott Duffy, and welcome to my book writing log. I have documented the process of writing my last two books on this site, and have started my third. This book will be called Visual Studio Team System In Action, and should be available in 2005.

Charles Carroll on Writing

The Scott on Writing blog led me to an article on Charles Carroll giving his two cents on whether it is worthwhile to write a book:

My conclusion was that unless someone negotiates and rewrites their entire contract, and makes an exceptional multi-book deal so they can write for all future software versions and re-use some writing the economics are awful and the chance for fame not so good.

Well, I am not as pessimistic on the industry as Charles is. Of course, you don't make great money. But there are many more non-monetary benefits. And if you have the proper vision, you can create a brand, like "Chicken Soup for the..." or "... for Dummies". There are many other ways to do this.