Editing getting easier, quite like what I've written. numbers up and down, as I cut and recall other stuff. Thinking of doing an extra chapter on immortality but too depressing - really, who want to live forever?
Monday, 20 January 2025
Saturday, 18 January 2025
19 01 2025
Much editing - damn thing turning into a pamphlet. I know size isn't everything but if it seems slight, erm... a mighty tome has more weight. OK enough banter and of course all the most useful and influential books are short... but having to hack out hard-won info grates on me. Just because its only peripherally interesting.
Probably time to do some housework and take a rest. Maybe print the thing out, if I can get some more ink.
Thursday, 16 January 2025
Tuesday, 14 January 2025
14 01 2025
-so I gallop on, nearly 60,000; made rather smug concluding remarks which will have to go. Lots has to go, really. I fluctuate between marking a thesis - in which case, rewrite - and thinking of readers who'll find it helpful. In which case, rewrite without quite the level of chat.
Bit late to muck about v. may as well get it right.
Thursday, 9 January 2025
09 01 2025
Over 50,000 and padding out some ideas - still scared of braving the Maturana/ de Chardin marriage I mean to conclude with (unless something changes, again)
Such good fun. So very much easier than painting.
Friday, 3 January 2025
04 01 2025
Up to 45 thousand and ready to embrace the difficult biology bit, though not quite; editing and inserts to go. Much more comfortable with it as Jim (Prof R.J. Hankinson) cast his eye over it and apart from suggesting more Descartes and why not Nietzsche? was most helpful.
Mind you, he only saw the index. He will hate the tone.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)