Brief timeline:

• Announced in February 2006 I will finally write my mental model book.
• Spent March and April putting together the coolest outline ever --a matrix in Excel! (Kate Rutter would love it!)
• Lou and I signed a contract in the beginning of May 2006.
• Began writing 15-May-06.
• Finished first draft 03-May-07.

I'm pleased with the writing life. It's going well. I am also consulting half-time so that I keep my brain fed with good problems to solve. It is a nice division of time. Thanks go to Rebecca Blood and Dan Saffer for their valuable tips on a good writing environment!