tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post6311323080558294953..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: A Sunday snippetJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-26464767007233653772009-08-27T19:39:20.243+10:002009-08-27T19:39:20.243+10:00That's sensible advice, Kanani. In the period ...That's sensible advice, Kanani. In the period since I wrote this post I have continued to dig into the details. <br /><br />I am writing the 20,000 words now as a very long essay. Once finished, I am going to send it to a few experts on the different issues involved and then modify it in light of their comments. Then I am going to have it bound, send it to a few people and lodge it in some libaries. That way the work is available like an honours thesis.<br /><br />Then I will reduce it to the size required for the book. That way I get to use it but the deeper work is still accessible.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-25998395445861025382009-08-27T18:53:17.985+10:002009-08-27T18:53:17.985+10:00Just write it out, then put it aside and go on. It...Just write it out, then put it aside and go on. It's just your first draft, and right now you're very much just getting the ideas down on the page. You'll have a clearer picture of what the book should look like and convey in its final form when you are done. Push to the end, Jim. It's the only way. <br /><br />I agree 20k words on one section is far too much. But perhaps later, you'll know what to break up or leave out.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820639940574390611noreply@blogger.com