Everything Sucks at First (Writing a Programming Book, Episode 2)

Great points honestly. The early stages of writing any sort of article/book are very frustrating and filled with "do overs". I have written a few dozen articles on various technical topics for publications and my rough drafts always look this way.

I hope those who read this won't be discouraged though. Recently, a co-worker of mine who is quite shy and not one to speak up, decided he was going to write an article and submit a proposal to a local conference to speak. He went through this same frustrating stage, like most writers do, but he pushed through and succeeded, receiving rave reviews on the final output of both the article and the conference talk. I think the time and effort made him better as well as bettered the community. I wish more people would do that in this industry!