The revision and review process is slow. Molasses slow. It seems so trivial, all these little details with words…

Somehow i expected when the draft finished, things would take off. Teams of copyeditors and illustrators would arrive, pick…

Draft 2 is now complete. I told Mike, my editor, I thought i was done. He didn’t disagree. According…

A funny thing I just realized. Sometimes I sit here stumbling over half-ideas, and then finally connect with one…

Working on draft 2 – Currently on Chapter 4. The problem with feedback on draft 1 is that I…

Still not over the hump. Poking at it. Calling it names. Had yoga class this morning. Was relaxing in…

First: Woohoo! (big long pause) Second: There is a big psychological hump on starting this second draft. Do I…

Ha. Ha ha ha. I am on chapter 12. What would you be doing right now had you stayed…

I’m at 2/3rds mark and it seemed smart to go talk to people – interview people – and get…

Struggling all day to write. Little bits of nothing. It feels like I’m reaching into a bag looking for…

Sheer will mf. One large primal scream later, I feel much better. Trying the chin up thing – when…

Got responses back the same day on the PM proposal. Both are tech book publishers and accepted submissions via…

Finished revising the PM book proposal over the weekend. New Riders, and another publisher weren’t interested (probably rightfully so,…

Got the proposal for EPM (working title “The education of a project manager”) finished on Wednesday, and sent it…

When I put together my 2004 plan, and listed my book ideas, a book on my experiences as a…