tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post4414548511845559139..comments2024-03-23T03:23:58.477-07:00Comments on TESTHEAD: Pulling the TriggerMichael Larsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-3718687174894330462012-02-15T11:38:49.243-08:002012-02-15T11:38:49.243-08:00Russ, you are correct, it does depend a lot on the...Russ, you are correct, it does depend a lot on the focus. For the purpose of what's being proposed, it fits in a middle ground, i.e. intermediate scope. The good news, there looks to be a prospect of a co-author type deal, and the potential 2nd author can certainly help fill in the blanks on this. If the publisher is interested in the pairing, then we may a real shot of doing this. At this point, ball is in their court ;).Michael Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-58910651172861616872012-02-15T07:49:46.750-08:002012-02-15T07:49:46.750-08:00Michael, I would suggest that it depends upon the ...Michael, I would suggest that it depends upon the audience the book is intended to target (context). If the publisher wants to speak to experts on the subject, then expertise is probably quite important. They would need someone capable of addressing complex, higher-level concepts and debated practices, for example.<br /><br />However, if the book is intended more as a primer, something for the novice to pick up to gain knowledge about the subject, I think that a moderate level of knowledge and experience can be more less of an impediment than high-level expertise.<br /><br />For example, were you to offer me a choice of pairing to learn a new subject with someone that had twenty years of acknowledged expertise versus someone with two years of experience, I would choose the person with two years experience (all other factors such as personality, intelligence, etc., presumed equal).<br /><br />I, as the novice, want to learn from someone who remembers the zero-point, clearly remembers the learning process that they underwent and understands the potential pitfalls, misconceptions and necessary foundation to develop competence in the subject. His or her relatively recent learning experience will directly inform mine and has a more closely related chronological context (particularly important in the IT industry, e.g., I do not particularly need to know *right now* how you performed XYZ method in COBOL).<br /><br />This person could very well be more humble, sensitive and selective about introducing unnecessary complexity too early in the learning process. He or she might be more interested in helping me actually achieve competence and succeed than in impressing me with the depth of their knowledge.<br /><br />The aforementioned teacher also learns throughout the process, so good potential ROI exists for everyone involved.<br /><br />So, back to my original statement: it depends upon the context. :)Russ Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968283081106375900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-21907082726126859112012-02-14T17:09:19.886-08:002012-02-14T17:09:19.886-08:00Thanks, Anne-Marie. More to the point, they have t...Thanks, Anne-Marie. More to the point, they have to take what I said to them and decide if they want to move forward. If they do, then I'm in, and looking forward to the experience :).Michael Larsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180074963526979074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890958153006612459.post-38250569908464788562012-02-14T16:40:10.004-08:002012-02-14T16:40:10.004-08:00Hi Michael,
For me, its not about wether you are...Hi Michael, <br /><br />For me, its not about wether you are good enough, its about wether you *want* to do it, and what can you learn out of the experience. <br /><br />From that angle, if you write the book you will always succeed, regardless if the book is 'successful', "well reviewed" or not. <br /><br />Good Luck in your decisionanne-mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251671179559459913noreply@blogger.com