S5|Ep.9: Getting Published, a Cisco Champion Radio podcast

Published: April 23, 2018, 3:09 p.m.

In this episode, Cisco Champions Wendell Odom and Pieter-Jan Nefkens discuss Getting Published with guest Brett Bartow.\n\nCisco Champion Hosts\nWendell Odom (https://twitter.com/wendellodom), Cisco Champion member, Cisco Press Author\nPieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Lead Consultant\n\nGuest\nBrett Bartow, Product Line Manager, IT Professionals Group, Pearson Education (Official Publishing Partner of Cisco Press)\n\nModerator\nBrett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management\n\nPodcast Discussion Topics\n- How to approach a publisher\n- Pitfalls, best practices and keys to success for first time authors\n- How many pages should an author target for a book\n- What is in the publisher\u2019s head when reading pitches\n- The complexities of publishing technical content\n- What should have in place before approaching a publisher\n- The process leading up to signing a contract\n- Tools and techniques to get your topic organized and/or solidified\n- Timeline for getting a book and other formats published\n- Should you self-publish\n- Can you create a book out of the blog series\n- How Pearson uses technical reviewers\n- Benefits and drawbacks of working with co-authors\n\nMore information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep9-getting-published