Man, I hate getting colds. At least this one didn't move down into my lungs for a change. Still, it was two days of sinus dribbles and three of a headache that felt like my skull was being split down the middle with a logger's splitting maul. During which I was trying to think clearly enough to kickstart a bunch of Xen servers and setup seven virtual machines. Hooray, me.
Anyway, I've taken enough time away from the book, voluntarily or otherwise. I'm starting the chapter one rewrite. This is the only chapter I think really needs a complete rewrite from scratch, though the deficiencies of some of my other exposition-heavy chapters are more and more obvious to me. The first chapter needed a major overhaul.
I wrote about five hundred words this morning before coming in to work... not much compared to my usual pace, but it felt good to exercise the neural muscles again. With luck I should have chapter one rewritten in a week or so, and then I can start the process of editing the rest of the monster.
My current plan is to print out one chapter at a time, double spaced, and take it to the library. No distractions, no interruptions, no cell phone. Just my iPod and a study carrel. That's all I need. And when I'm done with that chapter, I can browse the stacks or just get up and leave. I want my study to be a creative haven; I'll do the editing somewhere else.
We'll see how it goes.
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