Now there are Three

Three members of the family that is. My wife and I’s first child was born three weeks ago. I have purposely kept most personal events away from this. I don’t want it to become a personal blog. But the birth of my child will have a big impact on the GIANT. I haven’t touched the latest draft since her birth. There are certainly enough other things to keep me occupied.

At this point it would be very easy to put the thing down, forget about it for a few years. Afterall, I will most likely have to pay to publish the book. So why not forget about it for ten years or so. Wouldn’t that be a treat? What would I think of it then? I would probably have to start from scratch. So I must dig down even deeper to stay motivated to finish the work if this thing is going to see the possibility of an audience of more than one.

But the break hasn’t been all negative. I’ve been thinking of ways to better explain what is going on in the book. In hindsight, I think I left too much up to the reader. Left them to fill in TOO many holes. As a consequence I have made plenty of mental notes (but how many have I already forgotten?). Within a week I need to get back to the editing. I have to finish the hand corrections so I can make the digital changes to print a clean copy for my wife to read before she heads back to work in a few months. That edit I feel will be critical to the success of the book.