Have you read Stephen King's "On Writing"? The first half is a mixed bag, some good and bad. The second half has some excellent, practical advice in it. Highly recommended.
> I just don't know if I have the time to sit down and bang out 200 pages of quality material.
You can write two pages a day in the morning before work, no problem, very doable. Do that for three months. BAM, book is done. Don't think about the 200 pages, think about the 2 pages. Do the 2 pages. Repeat.
Work starts when I wake up and ends...well, frankly, lately I've been dreaming about my work. I used to have a day job, then I founded a startup, and now I'm contracting/consulting and taking on paying clients for Rails and iPhone work to pay the bills.
That said, I certainly get your point. Thanks for the encouragement.
> I just don't know if I have the time to sit down and bang out 200 pages of quality material.
You can write two pages a day in the morning before work, no problem, very doable. Do that for three months. BAM, book is done. Don't think about the 200 pages, think about the 2 pages. Do the 2 pages. Repeat.