FROM THE WRITER'S DESK

Friday marked the half-way point of my time in Taos, and my window of full-time writing. Despite the troubles of the week before last and my depressing post about it -- overall I feel good about the results of my writing, and very good about the process, and about keeping to a schedule, even if it isn't quite the one I originally set out for myself. (In fact, if I didn't have to earn a living, I'd like to do this fulltime!) Here is a progress report on my book:

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  PREFACE - DONE
  
  CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION – NEARLY DONE, GOOD 1ST DRAFT
  
  Chapter 2. CURATING ORAL HISTORIES FOR DUMMIES – 1ST DRAFT
  
  Chapter 3. DEMYSTIFYING TECHNOLOGY – 1ST DRAFT
  
  Chapter 4. ARCHIVE ADMINISTRATION – HELD UP
  
  Chapter 5. LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES – GOOD 1ST DRAFT
  
  Chapter 6. RECORDING TECHNOLOGY – OMIT???
  
  Chapter 7. TRANSCRIBING & EDITING – BEGIN TOMORROW
  
  Chapter 8. CATALOGING – 1ST DRAFT
  
  Chapter 9. PRESERVATION – NOT BEGUN
  
  Chapter 10. ON THE HORIZON: POSSIBIITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY – NOT BEGUN
  
  APPENDIX – IN PROGRESS, GOOD DRAFT
  
  GLOSSARY – IN PROGRESS
  
  FURTHER RESOURCES – IN PROGRESS
  
  INDEX – OMIT???