http://blogs.msdn.com/peterlau/archive/2007/04/10/how-to-write-a-good-net-article.aspxAfter the NYC Code Camp last month, a bunch of the speakers went out for a couple of drinks and appetizers. We got on the topic of writing books and articles. There were folks like Don Demsak promoting the notion of independent self publishing vs. folksen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/peterlau/archive/2007/04/10/how-to-write-a-good-net-article.aspx#2074590Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:09:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2074590Mark Mullin<p>Regardless of the channel, you absolutely must have a good editor - &nbsp;having written two books myself, I know that it was the editor that ensured they had quality - &nbsp;look at any published book, fiction or non-fiction - in almost all cases, the authors give effusive thanks to their editor.</p> <p>That said, it helps if you know what you are talking about - &nbsp;but when you finish writing, you always look back at what you were in the beginning of the process, and wonder how anyone so clueless could have had the gall to think they could write anything &nbsp;:-)</p>