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Short talk on "Writing about ASP.NET MVC" at Bristol .NET Developer Network, 16th October

If you’re in the Bristol (UK) area, you may be interested in the following event:

Published Oct 2, 2008

What: “Writing about ASP.NET MVC
Where: UWE (University of the West of England), Frenchay, Bristol (see FAQ for directions and a map) – Room 2q50 (in Q block)
When: Thursday 16th October 2008, 6:30pm (Doors open 6:00pm)
How to sign up

I’ll be talking about the ASP.NET MVC book I’m writing at the moment, but perhaps more interestingly, about the whole subject of writing a software book.

  • Who can write a software book?
    • How do you get a contract with a major publisher?
      • How good is the money? What other benefits do you get?
        • How much time and effort does it take? How does the editing process work?
          • Is it for you?</ul> It will be a short talk, because the main event that evening is Liam Westley‘s talk, entitled Virtualisation for developers – What, Why, Where?.

          With apologies to Oren Eini, whose talks at the same venue earlier in the same week are now unlikely to get many – if any – attendees, because of the massive enthusiasm and anticipation for mine and Liam’s blockbuster performances. :-)

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