Well, I for one would love to see more good material on the subject. If you feel you've got the time, energy, and outline, go for it.

That said, I would seriously think twice (or more) before commiting to a book project until you have several weeks (at least) of free time. College can be extremely demanding (depending on your major) and, unless you're as disciplined as tilly, you may find you have to scrimp the quality of your writing or the quality of your school work. Neither would be desireable.

What I might suggest instead is that you start (if you haven't already) submitting articles to TPJ, perl.com, and other related periodicals. This will expose you to the demands of periodical publishing. While not the same as book publishing, you'll get a sense of the process, the type of people involved, and so on. These could lead to a regular column or just be an infrequent series of related articles.

I like the idea of Perl Puzzles; perhaps that's a good hook to pursue.

Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, just pointing out that you've got a lot on your plate at the moment. Editors are a demanding lot and really don't like it when you blow deadlines. Not that you would, but when faced with choosing between a 30-page paper worth half your grade and finishing the next three chapters in a week, one or the other will suffer. (Been there, done that.)

--f

P.S. And MRE's are, of course, "Meals Ready to Eat" ;-)

Update for tilly: Well, perhaps you should be. ;-)

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