In this episode, Cisco Champions Wendell Odom and Pieter-Jan Nefkens discuss Getting Published with guest Brett Bartow.

Cisco Champion Hosts

Wendell Odom (https://twitter.com/wendellodom), Cisco Champion member, Cisco Press Author

Pieter-Jan Nefkens (https://twitter.com/pjnef), Cisco Champion member, Lead Consultant

Guest

Brett Bartow, Product Line Manager, IT Professionals Group, Pearson Education (Official Publishing Partner of Cisco Press)

Moderator

Brett Shore (https://twitter.com/brettshore), Cisco Champion Program Management

Podcast Discussion Topics

- How to approach a publisher

- Pitfalls, best practices and keys to success for first time authors

- How many pages should an author target for a book

- What is in the publisher’s head when reading pitches

- The complexities of publishing technical content

- What should have in place before approaching a publisher

- The process leading up to signing a contract

- Tools and techniques to get your topic organized and/or solidified

- Timeline for getting a book and other formats published

- Should you self-publish

- Can you create a book out of the blog series

- How Pearson uses technical reviewers

- Benefits and drawbacks of working with co-authors

More information and resources here: https://blogs.cisco.com/perspectives/ciscochampion-radio-s5ep9-getting-published