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Re: Technical Book Slump


how to write slump book
I have been treated very well by Wrox. I was half way through a book and
nothing changed.
Already working on a new one.

Can't say anything about other publishers, but have no complaint over them.

> very much. Either I'm overpaid, or the only way someone could write a
> book is if she were independently wealthy or hopelessly unemployed.
Or working too many hours :)

cheers,
Steven

http://www22.brinkster.com/deltabis/steven/


----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Ari Krupnikov" <ari@c...>
To: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>
Cc: <xml-dev@l...>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:40 PM
Subject: Re:  Technical Book Slump


> > Yes.  That is what I am told as well by other authors.  In some cases,
the
> > managing editors suspended support work (eg, technical editing) without
> > notification in the middle of a project.   Others paid up on work
completed
> > to date and apologized.  How are authors being treated?
>
> I don't know how authors are being treated, but at least those
> publishers for whom I've done technical editing don't pay their authors
> very much. Either I'm overpaid, or the only way someone could write a
> book is if she were independently wealthy or hopelessly unemployed.
>
> Ari.
>
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