The book just went to the printer. Pre-order on Amazon!!! Should ship before the end of the year.

http://www.amazon.com/Application-Performance-Management-Michael-Sydor/dp/1430231416/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1286980312&sr=8-1

Some light at the end of the tunnel

Finished all writing and editing last week. This week brings the galley proofs.

On assignment on Australia

Now two weeks in to a four week assessment project, I think I'm getting a second round of jet lag.

The best thing about this trip is that, with the time difference, I can't get involved with anything else - so I can devote a lot of time to writing. There is 1 hr in the AM and 1 hr at night where there is enough overlap for a call - like that movie "LadyHawke" with Rutger Hauer. I finally got some chapters up to the publisher site, after spending too much time reworking and reorganizing content.

I've also figured out Australian rules football and the multiple rugby organizations. Knowledge that will probably help solve Climate Change...

The worst thing about the trip - I can only devote time to writing! And I'm writing the section about assessments... which I also doing in the service engagement... I need a vacation.

Note to self - full-time writing is not a career choice!

Contract signed - now get back to writing!

Well, after many months of little progress the proposal has become project and we are with a signed contract with Apress to produce the book. I think we can get the whole project wrapped for the fall - maybe September. I still need to finalize the editorial schedule, and sign up some more internal reviewers.