The Big Book Project

This summer I'm taking on a big project that has been on my mind for a while now. I'm writing a book. Yikes!  I've talked about it before, but putting it here - as it's own big topic - seems to make it all very real. And the fact that I've got a handwritten outline started... yeah, even more real.  And just a little bit on the scary side.

What's this book all about anyway?

The good thing is that most of this book project is already written. Except a lot of the stuff that's already written was mostly written "on the fly" in response to a forum question or some random thought in my head..... so all the stuff needs to be re-written and word-smithed a bit, of course. I'll be pulling several things together that are already here, such as pieces from the following:

• The Protein Book
• The RNY Rules
• The Support Group Files
• The Recipe Index
• and several posts here on the blog that are worthy of publication

Right now the idea is to do TWO books, actually.  One will cover all the stuff that relates to our altered body after WLS and the other will cover all the mental stuff we deal with while changing our life after WLS.  Although I seem to think of it as just one project, so when I refer to this two-book project, I'll probably only call it one, since right now it's still only one in my mind even though I kind of feel like it needs to be two separate books.  We'll see how it plays out. 

So today is June 27th and I want to have a final draft by the end of August.  I'm excited for the opportunity!  But also nervous about making sure it ends up being what I want it to be - and if it comes out like I want it to, it's going to be awesome!  WooHoo!

Wish me luck!

~Pam