Update 29

An announcement

I've concluded, upon reflection, that I'm going to have to discontinue releasing longer form articles on the first Monday of each month. Last month I had a good excuse in that it was Easter break. Today, however, I admit that having to prepare a longer article simply slipped my mind. Since I've started writing for Pixel Dynamo, I've been a lot busier and the way I use my time has changed considerably. If I'm going to keep pace with my work over there, as well as write this book, I have to admit that there are only so many hours in a day.

I'll still be writing here every week, giving updates on the book's progress and offering some thoughts about things in general, but the longer articles are on hold for the time being.

Progress Report

I've compiled everything I've written for the book so far into a single document, so that I can take a look at how things are going over all. I read it through today, and I was surprised both by how good some of it sounded and by how much more there is to do.

The plan now is to finish up a couple sections, make a few passes through Part 1 to expand things, and then get some people together to tell me how all this is sounding. Then, once Part 1 is in some kind of order, I've got 10 commentaries to write, plus the 5 sections of Part 2. It's quite a task, but I will soldier on.

© 2015 John Hiner III

Update 29

An announcement

I've concluded, upon reflection, that I'm going to have to discontinue releasing longer form articles on the first Monday of each month. Last month I had a good excuse in that it was Easter break. Today, however, I admit that having to prepare a longer article simply slipped my mind. Since I've started writing for Pixel Dynamo, I've been a lot busier and the way I use my time has changed considerably. If I'm going to keep pace with my work over there, as well as write this book, I have to admit that there are only so many hours in a day.

I'll still be writing here every week, giving updates on the book's progress and offering some thoughts about things in general, but the longer articles are on hold for the time being.

Progress Report

I've compiled everything I've written for the book so far into a single document, so that I can take a look at how things are going over all. I read it through today, and I was surprised both by how good some of it sounded and by how much more there is to do.

The plan now is to finish up a couple sections, make a few passes through Part 1 to expand things, and then get some people together to tell me how all this is sounding. Then, once Part 1 is in some kind of order, I've got 10 commentaries to write, plus the 5 sections of Part 2. It's quite a task, but I will soldier on.

© 2015 John Hiner III

Update 17

Progress Report

Well, to spite getting a stomach flu, I did get some work done on the book this past week. Because I'm laying out specific blocks on time for uninterrupted work, I've begun to move more quickly. I'm not getting more writing finished, but I'm getting more started, by which I mean that I get a first, rough draft of something out on paper (up on the screen?) and move on to the next rather than lingering on it and agonizing over it. I might have to make more passes (I doubt it) but even if that's true, I have more to make passes on, yes?

Update 11 - Happy Thanksgiving

It's going to be a short one today folks. I'm leaving for north western New York in the morning and we've been packing all day.

These Wordle things are a great way to add visual interest. Above are words from what I've been working on this week in no particular order and not necessarily written horizontally.

Update 7 - a Little Bit of Part 1

Progress Report

Man, it was a tough day for writing. Have any of y'all who write ever had one of those days where you feel like you bash your head against your computer and nothing seems to happen? Well, thankfully, that wasn't how things ended up today, but it certainly felt like that's how they progressed.