Dateline: above the garage in Portsmouth RI, 14 February 2005
Got up, drove Jerry to school, ran some errands, and then back home on PC to crank about 850 words to start the Preface. Break to have oil changed on van, so I work at dealership on Mac, which I am getting used to. Back home with Jerry after picking him up and I finish Preface at 1,500, probably editing this one piece more than the rest of the first draft combined.
Then I take glossary that Steve Oppenheim made for PNM press-kit (on the site too) and thin out phrases that don't continue on in Vol. 11 and that leaves me about 1k in glossary, which I tack onto end of Preface just to feel complete (not sure where exactly it should be located). I like the glossary definitions because Steve crafted them all right out of PNM text, and rather than having any spectacularly cool, dictionary-like entries, I say go with them that brought you to the dance.
All that remains now is Dedication, Acknowledgements, and short chapter intros (total of about 5k max). Right now the total text at just over 126,000, without endnotes (just a pile of paper for now that needs to be organized).
Felt good about Preface, but feel even better about having the Author's Box almost completely full now!
Big thing for me: I kept to sked. I promised first draft by 14 Feb and it's here. Next, we promised edited manuscript to Putnam by April Fool's, and it's going to arrive on time as well.
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