After some talking with Packt, we agreed on a 9 months writing time: a tight schedule, but we felt we could make it working together with Marco. We succedeed

After some talking with Packt, we agreed on a 9 months writing time: a tight schedule, but we felt we could make it working together with Marco. We succedeed, albeit not to the level we wanted, but it was a huge learning experience for both of us (I am pretty sure is the same for Marco). Sounds about right