Before I had fininshed the last project writing Power Users Guide to Windows Development, my family thought i was a little crazy to sign another contract for another book. I just thought "Why not"... I need something to do, and also three sounds like a good number if I'm not going to write any more books, then it sounds a good number to stop at.
The book is called - Awesome Games Creation - No programming Required. It will be released by Charles River Media in around September 2007.
The book involves showing the reader how to make their own games, using a number of different software tools. Its around 600 pages, so a big book (my last was 450), and luckily for times sake, Im updating the content, this does mean new stuff, but also using content that is already available. So hopefully i can use a few hundred pages and just update it, as i dont think i will be able to write 600 pages by June.
At the moment I have all the permissions needed to include the software and that is a good start, as you dont want to be doing this at the last minute. I need to make a start soon, otherwise things will begin to look tight.
My first tasks are:
1. Converting the old text into the correct format. When writing you get given a template, the old book is in an old template format, so i will need to update that first.
2. Get some new game examples made.
3. Get the old example graphics updated.
Thats it for now, will post details of what i will need to do in the next couple of weeks.
Jason
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