[38;5;12m                                                                                                           [39m[38;2;255;187;0m[1m[4mAwesome Book Authoring[0m
[38;5;12mA collection of [39m[38;5;14m[1m![0m[38;5;12mAwesome[39m[38;5;14m[1m (https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)[0m[38;5;12m (https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) resources for technical book authors.[39m

[38;5;12m                                                                                                             [39m[38;2;255;187;0m[1m[4mTable of Contents[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mMust Reads[0m[38;5;12m (#must-reads)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mBook Proposals[0m[38;5;12m (#book-proposals)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mContracts[0m[38;5;12m (#contracts)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mRoyalties, Advances, and Other Money Stuff[0m[38;5;12m (#royalties-advances-and-other-money-stuff)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mEditors[0m[38;5;12m (#editors)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mPublishers[0m[38;5;12m (#publishers)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mMarketing[0m[38;5;12m (#marketing)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mMisc.[0m[38;5;12m (#misc)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mList of Publishers[0m[38;5;12m (#list-of-publishers)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mSelf Publishing[0m[38;5;12m (#self-publishing)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting Workflows and Tooling[0m[38;5;12m (#writing-workflows-and-tooling)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mPersonal Experiences, Post Mortems and Campfire Stories[0m[38;5;12m (#personal-experiences-post-mortems-and-campfire-stories)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mMust Reads[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers' Advice to Prospective Book Authors[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting A Technical Book: Is It Worthwhile?[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.fasterj.com/articles/bookwriting.shtml)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mBook Proposals[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mThe Proposal (O'Reilly: So You Want to Write a Book?)[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130809065323/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch02.html)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers' Advice on Preparing a Book Proposal[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#bookProposal)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWrite for Us (Pearson Education)[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.informit.com/about/write_for_us.aspx)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mDrafting a Proposal (Que Publishing)[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.quepublishing.com/promotions/write-for-us-drafting-a-proposal-137677)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mAnatomy of a TOC (Que Publishing)[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.quepublishing.com/promotions/write-for-us-anatomy-of-a-toc-137678)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mProposal Guidelines (The Pragmatic Programmers)[0m[38;5;12m (https://pragprog.com/write-for-us/proposal-guidelines)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mContracts[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mBook Contract: What’s Negotiable and What’s Not[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/book-contract-whats-negotiable-and-whats-not)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers' Advice on Contracts[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#contracts)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mThe Contract (O'Reilly: So You Want to Write a Book?)[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130704110948/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch03.html)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mApress Standard Contract[0m[38;5;12m (https://web.archive.org/web/20161010102603/http://www.apress.com/files/Apress_Contract.pdf)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mNo Starch Press Standard Contract[0m[38;5;12m (https://www.nostarch.com/download/nspagreement.pdf)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mRoyalties, Advances, and Other Money Stuff[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers on Royalties, Advances, and Other Money Stuff[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#moneyStuff)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mRoyalties and Advances (O'Reilly: So You Want to Write a Book?)[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130704110948/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch03.html#royadv)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting A Technical Book: Is It Worthwhile?[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.fasterj.com/articles/bookwriting.shtml) - The benefits for writing a technical book, and the basics of how book advances work.[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mHow Book Advances Work – A Simple Explanation for Writers[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/how-book-advances-work-a-simple-explanation-for-writers)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mTypical O'Reilly Advance Structure[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130704110948/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch03.html#advance)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mEditors[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers on the Importance of a Good Editor[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#publishersAndEditors)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mThe Editing Process and Editor Types (Que Publishing)[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.quepublishing.com/promotions/write-for-us-the-editing-process-137679)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting and Editing (O'Reilly: So You Want to Write a Book?)[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130710213743/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch04.html)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mPublishers[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers' Advice on Finding a Publisher[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#findingAPublisher)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mMarketing[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mMarketing Your Book (O'Reilly: So You Want to Write a Book?)[0m[38;5;12m (http://web.archive.org/web/20130711002825/http://oreilly.com/oreilly/author/ch06.html)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mMisc.[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mScott Meyers on Advance Sales, and How They Are Impacted by The Delivery Schedule[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.aristeia.com/authorAdvice.html#schedule)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mAsk HN: Considerations when asked to write a book?[0m[38;5;12m (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12118554) - A discussion on Hacker News where many authors discuss their experience.[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mList of Publishers[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mO’Reilly[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.oreilly.com/work-with-us.html)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mApress[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.apress.com/write-for-us/)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mThe Pragmatic Programmers[0m[38;5;12m (https://write-with-us.pragprog.com/)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mPackt Publishing[0m[38;5;12m (http://authors.packtpub.com/)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mPearson (parent company for Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, Sams, and more)[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.informit.com/about/write_for_us.aspx)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mQue Publishing[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.quepublishing.com/about/write_for_us.aspx)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mManning Publications[0m[38;5;12m (https://www.manning.com/write-for-us)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWrox[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.wrox.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-105073.html)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mNo Starch Press[0m[38;5;12m (https://www.nostarch.com/writeforus.htm)[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mSelf Publishing[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mSelf vs Professional Publishing[0m[38;5;12m (https://medium.com/@davetron5000/self-vs-professional-publishing-c3397bd7defd#.lrfhasuo5) - The pros and cons of each, plus a look at many of the options available for self publishing.[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mWriting Workflows and Tooling[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mLiving the Future of Technical Writing[0m[38;5;12m (https://medium.com/@chacon/living-the-future-of-technical-writing-2f368bd0a272#.8x6g1wxjb) - Scott Chacon shares his workflow and tools for writing "Pro Git" in Asciidoc.[39m

[38;2;255;187;0m[4mPersonal Experiences, Post Mortems and Campfire Stories[0m

[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting a Programming Book: FAQs after Writing Learning React Native[0m[38;5;12m (https://medium.com/@brindelle/writing-a-programming-book-faqs-after-writing-learning-react-native-8a5ea8ce04e#.e85mhxolh)[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mDo Not Buy This Book[0m[38;5;12m (http://blog.codinghorror.com/do-not-buy-this-book/) - Jeff Atwood's warning to potential writers.[39m
[38;5;12m-[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1ma[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mTechnical[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mBook:[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mMotivation,[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mPublishing[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mand[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mhow[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mto[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mstay[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mfocused[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mwithout[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mruining[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1myour[0m[38;5;14m[1m [0m[38;5;14m[1mLife[0m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12m(http://www.adamtornhill.com/articles/writingbook/writingtechbook.htm)[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12m-[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mAdam[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mTornhill[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mshares[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mexperience[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mgained[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mwriting[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mhis[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mthree[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mbooks[39m
[38;5;12m(two[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mof[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mthem[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mself[39m[38;5;12m [39m[38;5;12mpublished).[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mWriting a Technical Book[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles/technical-writing.shtml) - Michael Foord shares his experience publishing with Apress.[39m
[38;5;12m- [39m[38;5;14m[1mTips for Writing a Programming Book[0m[38;5;12m (http://www.philosophicalgeek.com/2014/11/10/tips-for-writing-a-programming-book/)[39m
