Jul 13, 2010
Map Scripting 101 to the Printer
It’s done! We’ve fixed every last detail and the book is off to the printer. It’s been quite a process and it’s lovely to know the book will soon be in the press. Map Scripting 101 will hit shelves in early August.
For those who are curious (and others wondering why this took 18 months), here’s the rough order of things:
- I write a first draft of a chapter and send it to Tyler Ortman, my editor at No Starch Press
- I almost certainly make some edits based on Tyler’s feedback
- Tyler sends the chapter to Derek Fowler for technical review
- I almost certainly make some edits based on Derek’s feedback
- Tyler sends the chapter to LeeAnn Pickerell, the copy editor
- I almost certainly make some edits based on LeeAnn’s feedback
- I package up the completed chapter, along with all the screenshots and figures and send them to Ansel Staton, No Starch’s production assistant
- Ansel sends me a PDF of the chapter and it starts to feel real
- I reply to Ansel and the production team’s questions
- Tyler sends the nearly-complete book to a proofreader and an indexer
- I make final changes and add an introduction/acknowledgments
Somewhere in there we chose the title, Tyler arranged for a cover design, the book was officially announced and No Starch worked up some snappy back cover copy.
Thanks all who have followed along! There’s plenty more mapping to happen here, as I’ll be previewing the various sections of the book and sharing the five mashup examples that wrap everything together.
Hi, I'm Adam. I'm writing a book about developing maps on the web. This site is where I'll share the things I find and help you create your own maps. 
Woo hoo! Congratulations, Adam!
I’ll almost certainly be looking forward to buying my copy. Cool to see the book journey reaching its next big step and congrats on cranking it out!
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