Writing a book is a bitch...

OK, actually I already knew that. No, actually I'm not finding it that hard getting pen to paper. It's the time... there isn't enough time.

I decided I need to quit my contract job at a Major Auto Insurance Company(TM). I hate to do it as things keep ramping up, but this book is too important to me. I need the next three months off to concentrate and make it a tome that will sell 10,000+ copies. To do that it needs love and attention, as does ASP.NET v2 because it'd be suicide to write a book that doesn't cover it.

It's a minor financial risk I suppose (my wife is in grad school, so I'm the “breadwinner”), but I also hope that the consulting firms don't all poo-poo on me in the future for ditching the job. Most seem to understand that you have to do what you gotta. The flip side is that being an author could potentially blow open the doors to self-employment if I do it right. Actually... if my content projects continue to take advantage of the recovering ad market, I might not need to work for The Man at all.

Really exciting times for me. I'm energized to be doing this, especially as we get into summer. Sun, roller coasters, some serious parties... life is looking pretty good.