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Jim,
Smart man -- you can write a book anytime, your kids are young only once :)
And before you think about writing that tips book -- Oracle Press has an 8i tips and techniques book out (I believe Douglas Scherer is one of the authors)
There is really nothing new under the sun.
Rachel
>From: "Hawkins Family" <jhawkins_at_primary.net>
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>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...
>Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 08:52:02 -0800
>
>Thanks for the reply, Rachel, and all others who wrote back offline and
>through the list. Basically, here was my idea:
>
>Most DBA topics have been beaten to death, and I would have nothing new to
>contribute. There is one area, however, that I see could be explored...
>
>Here goes...
>
>"Tips, Tricks, and Epiphanies" by various authors.
>
>I was thinking about putting all those neat little tricks and tips I've
>learned over the last few years down in writing. Examples would be
>everything from dynamic SQL to connecting as a user without knowing their
>password via the encrypted string. Also, I've had epiphanies where about 8
>things all the sudden come together at once in a moment of shining
>brilliance. One such thing happened a few weeks ago courtesy of Rachel
>herself in describing the recovery using a backup controlfile (open-ended
>SCN). These are the things I think could be useful - things not normally
>included in a DBA 101 book.
>
>So here's what we do: I think of 5 or 10 things like this, Jared thinks of
>his, Rachel of hers, Ross of his, April of hers, and anyone else. We then
>make sure there's no overlap. We then organize these into the following 5
>sections: Administration, Backup/Recover, Tuning, SQL or PL/SQL,
>Miscellaneous. If we get 10 experts to contribute 10 unique tips, tricks,
>or epiphanies, then we have a book. Someone (me or Jonathan Gennick from
>O'Reilly) compiles them all and writes some wrapper material, and
>voila!....a book! Easy, right? I do have a writing background, so this is
>why I became interested.
>
>Having said all this, having 3 kids under the age of 4 and a wife, I also
>have taken what Rachel said to heart. Right now, I think it would just be
>something to think about.
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Jim Hawkins
>Lead SAPR/3 Oracle Database Administrator
>MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
>501 Pearl Drive
>St. Louis, MO 63376
>(636) 474-7832
>jhawkins_at_memc.com (work)
>jhawkins_at_primary.net (personal)
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Carmichael
>Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 4:40 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
>
>Literary background is meaningless in writing a technical book... I don't
>have one and I managed :)
>
>Developmental editor if you can't write? Not hardly likely. That's what
>I've
>done on both Marlene Theriault's Networking 101 and Gaja's Tuning 101
>books.
> You need to be able to write to make the books interesting and at the
>same
>time technical enough.
>
>Technical editor has to know Oracle very well, because you are responsible
>for ensuring that the scripts and statements in the book are absolutely
>accurate.
>
>Neither is a trivial job. Nor are they ones that can be done in a spare
>moment or two.
>
>How did I get started? I was asked by people I knew to do the technical
>edit on a book. Do I recommend that you do this? NO!
>
>Understand that writing a book is NOT something you do in your spare time.
>It does not matter how well you think you can write, or if you know Oracle
>backwards and forwards. You have a full-time job while you are doing this,
>you have (one hopes) a life that you want to keep as well.
>
>You can't slack off on the job, that's what pays the bills. You have
>deadlines to meet. You can't slack off on those, or the publisher takes the
>book away (yes, they can do that). So your life disappears.
>
>Jim, if you really truly think you can do this.... stop and think again. I
>spent 6 months of no life writing 101 and this was with co-authors! Yes it
>is worth the end product but understand that while you are going through
>it,
>it's hell.
>
>As for how to get started..... Oracle Press has a submission form on their
>website for people who are interested in writing a book. They really do
>read
>the submissions.
>
>Am I trying to scare you? You betcha. Because if you STILL want to do a
>book
>after this, then I know that you really will get it done.
>
>Rachel
>
>
> >From: "Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: RE: Serious Question (believe it or not)...
> >Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 18:30:46 -0800
> >
> > Alex,
> >
> >The answer to your question is: get several certifications
> >and become a consultant! <grin, duck, and run like hell>
> >
> >Ross
> >
> >p.s. anyone certified (or certifiable) who is deeply
> >wounded by this senseless attack is encouraged to contact
> >me offlist, where I will supply a heartfelt apology, a few
> >hugs, and an autographed picture of my Hannibal Lecter in
> >a speedo with a ponytail impersonation.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >Sent: 6/6/2001 4:58 PM
> >
> >If you do not know Oracle you will get from technical editor. If you
> >cannot
> >write - there is a development editor available. The problem is - what
> >if
> >one don't know Oracle and cannot write.
> >
> >Alex Hillman
> >
> >PS. This has nothing to do with Jim
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 4:30 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >All,
> >
> >I am very interested in collaborating with others in the writing of an
> >Oracle technical book (DBA subject matter). I am interested in how
> >those of
> >
> >you who have done this (ala Rachel), got started or made the right
> >connections. I do have a somewhat literary background, so I know I can
> >do
> >this.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >Jim Hawkins
> >Lead SAPR/3 Oracle Database Administrator
> >MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
> >600 Pearl Drive
> >St. Louis, MO 633376
> >9636) 474-7832
> >jhawkins_at_memc.com (work)
> >jhawkins_at_primary.net (home)
> >
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