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Thursday December 15, 2005

Some time ago, Friends of Ed went in search of a fine British Textpattern mind to contribute a chapter to a book. Unfortunately, all of those fine minds were busy. Every last resource exhausted, they finally asked me if I was free. If only they knew then what they had let themselves in for.

The first thing I have learnt about writing for real, have a good editor. I have been extremely lucky in that department, I am sure my editor has wanted to kick my ass on more than one occasion but has acted like a real gentleman nevertheless. At a guess I would have thought he’d probably have found it easier to draw blood out of a stone than it has been to extract this chapter from my head. Extract it he has, though, and I am feeling quite excited about it now.

The second thing I have learnt is don’t try and write about Textpattern whilst it is undergoing a major update, well 3 to be precise in the time I was working on the words.

The third thing I have learnt is that when your Windows PC dies on you in the middle of taking screen shots and you make the move to OS X you have to start again, which is a real turd!

The fourth thing I have learnt is if you are as inept as I am on the illustration front, get someone else to do it! So, as is usual, I decided to trade on the talents of others and for my chapter I managed to persuade Kev Adamson to do me a little something (teaser below). Thanks Kev! :)

Finally, for now anyway, I have learnt that this book will be available soon at a shop near you and one look at the names of my co-authors and you know it’s gonna be good!

  1. kevadamson

    988 days ago

    Hey hey! I wondered when the ‘page-holder-man’ was going to show his face (or, in this case, hand and arm) on yer site. In fact, my gravatar may tease folk further …

    Look forward to having a good ol’ gander at the book when it hits the shelves. Cheers John!

  2. Matt Robin

    988 days ago

    I really want to buy this book on the day of it’s launch – is there a major book-signing thing going on at some Waterstones store (type of thing) in London perhaps?
    If there was – would you be able to make it there?
    Will the book promotion go on tour…a sort of ‘Blog Design Solutions Roadtrip’?
    Will you sign a copy for me and stick it in the post if I pay extra for it?
    Will you be the next Molly?....(only, err, Welsh, a bloke, and mmm forget that idea!!)

  3. Michael G

    987 days ago

    Sorry to hijack your post John but Kev you have a cool illustration style.

    Oh congrats John on the book/chapter ;-)

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