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Nick delves into the intricacies of technical book writing with authors Adrienne Braganza Tacke and Dylan Hildenbrand. We talk about the process of working with a publisher, coming up with an outline, actually writing the book, and everything that comes after the book is finished.

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Featuring:

• Adrienne Braganza Tacke – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Dylan Hildenbrand – Mastodon, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
• Nick Nisi – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

• Adrienne’s books
  • Looks Good to Me: Constructive Code Reviews
  • Coding for Kids: Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games and Activities
• Dylan’s book
  • SvelteKit Up and Running

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Chapters

1. It's party time, y'all (00:00:00)

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2. A hoy hoy! (00:00:55)

3. Getting to know Dylan (00:01:59)

4. Getting to know Adrienne (00:02:49)

5. Delectable explanations (00:03:50)

6. Let's mention their books (00:04:59)

7. On writing books (00:06:19)

8. On reading books (00:11:04)

9. Estimating (aka guessing) (00:17:53)

10. Different publishers (00:22:39)

11. Writing a book in Vim (00:23:12)

12. Working with an editor (00:27:43)

13. Sponsor: Changelog News (00:32:23)

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14. Looks Good to Me (00:33:44)

https://www.manning.com/books/looks-good-to-me

15. SvelteKit Up and Running (00:35:59)

https://sveltekitbook.dev

16. Overcoming writer's block (00:37:48)

17. Supplemental materials (00:41:00)

18. Getting the book on a shelf (00:44:20)

19. Book signings (00:48:28)

20. Tips for new writers (00:50:29)

21. Closing time (00:53:06)

22. Outro (00:54:58)

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