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.

The Economics of Book Writing

How many book writing blogs can there be by a guy named Scott? At least two. I recently stumbled upon a blog called "Scott on Writing", who is also a book author.

Scott on Writing has an interesting piece on the economics of book writing - how much you can expect to make. I have written about that here as well.
* June 2003
* August 2003

While magazine writing is definitely more profitable, don't totally discount book writing. There's something cool about being able to stroll into a bookstore and see your book(s) on the shelf. Nothing makes a resume look better than having authored a book or two on the technology that you're being hired to work with. And book writing and book publishers are a great way to move into magazine article writing.