Acknowledgments

Before I started writing this book, I had no clue how many people would be involved in bringing it from a rough manuscript to a published piece of work. This means there are a lot of people to thank.

First, I’d like to thank Erin Twohey for approaching me about writing this book, and Michael Stephens from Manning, who had full confidence in my ability to write it from day one. His words of encouragement early on really motivated me and kept me motivated throughout the last year and a half.

I would also like to thank my initial development editor Andrew Warren, who helped me get my first chapter out the door, and Elesha Hyde, who took over from Andrew and worked with me all the way to the last chapter. Thank you for bearing with me, even though I’m a difficult person to deal with, as I tend to drop off the radar fairly regularly.

I would also like to thank Jeanne Boyarsky, who was the first reviewer to read and comment on my chapters while I was writing them. Jeanne and Elesha were instrumental in making the book as nice as it hopefully is. Without their comments, the book could never have received such good reviews from external reviewers and readers.