Scott Berkun

Draft 2 – Chapter 4

Working on draft 2 – Currently on Chapter 4.

The problem with feedback on draft 1 is that I have no easy way to calibrate the feedback. Someone might be very annoyed at something I’ve written, but I can’t put that easily into a context of: their other feedback, what feedback they might have given if I’d actually done whatever they’re suggesting in the first place. So the frustrating thing is it’s hard to know where they’re scoring from. Is it a -1? -10? -100? Points?

Draft v2

Still not over the hump. Poking at it. Calling it names.

Had yoga class this morning. Was relaxing in the same way as tai-chi. Major bonus seems you get to lie on the floor all the time. Teacher is funny, but odd – odd in that “yoga dude” way. It seems all yoga men have that same kind of strange creepy posture – I don’t know why. Anyway, it’s me and a bunch of near middle aged women, twice a week for the next month

Finished Draft V1

First: Woohoo!

(big long pause)

Second: There is a big psychological hump on starting this second draft. Do I reread all the notes? Do I reread all of my chapters? Fuck. A big stinking heap of threads, all of which are worthy of attention, but none of which seems more important than others. I need to find a way to break it back down again to simple pieces. Haven’t found it yet. Currently choking on chapter 1. It wasn’t written in the same way as the others, and I find myself falling into the trap of grandstanding and trying to swing big right hands. First chapter should be a small number of well paced solid jabs, yes? Don’t know why my fingers seem to want to do something grand and swing for the stands. (And what’s with the boxing analogies, hmm?)