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How’s it like writing a book?
Do you dream of writing a book? A technical one? Three years ago, I was creating my future plan and writing 6 books was one of the top items in the list.
Today, I have two books already in print and have learned a lot on the way. One of the lessons is to get the right publisher. I am fortunate to have Packt as the publisher of both my books – Mobile Web Development and Open Source Content Management Systems: Beginners Guide.
A wannabe author will have a lot of questions. They may include:
- How is the overall experience of writing a book?
- During the writing process, what issues/ difficulties I may expect? And how to deal with them?
- Does writing a book overshadow personal life?
- I have a full time job, how do I manage my time?
- What benefits can writing a book bring to my specialist area?
Want to hear my story? Go ahead, and read my answers to these questions! At the end, I have valuable tips from my own experiences too!
CNBC TV18 – Young Turks interview
CNBC TV18 interviewed me today for their Young Turks show. The show is about young entrepreneurs – who will be big tycoons tomorrow 
It went very well. We took a few shots in the new office first (it’s still very messy out there, but that’s how offices in the making are!). Then came to the current office. They almost set a whole studio in the main development lab and took the interview there. Asked a few basic questions about the company and future plans. Then took a few more shots in the office. They also took media bites from two clients. Isha (the CNBC reporter) called in the evening and asked if we can take some more shots, so I hope it all went fine 
But everybody at the office enjoyed! They had good fun making the office neat and tidy (got to look clean on TV, uh!) and overhearing the interview.
We followed ourselves with a round of pictures in the office. Here are some Magneteers who gathered up from nowhere in about 1.5 seconds when I asked 4 of them to gather around for a shot!
Did I say I love my team?
The show is going to be aired on CNBC TV18 next Thursday 27th July 2006 at 7PM. And will be repeated on 30th July at 12.30PM. I will post the video when I get it. Will also post further details after that
Update: Here’s the video!
