{"id":10680,"date":"2019-02-03T19:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T03:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=10680"},"modified":"2019-02-03T19:08:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T03:08:51","slug":"an-update-on-my-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azaroff.com\/?p=10680","title":{"rendered":"An update on my book."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back in September, I wrote a post about a book<\/a> I had been wanting to write for quite some time, but had been making no progress on. It was called Everything I Learned About Leadership I Learned From Filmmaking<\/em>.\u00a0I\u00a0focused\u00a0on stories interweaving those lessons from early in my career making low-budget independent films to my lessons today as a credit union executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I declared back in September that I wanted to have a first draft done by the end of 2018. I put this on my blog because I wanted people to know my intentions and to hold me accountable for meeting my objective of finishing that first draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to thank a bunch of you for doing that. There are people who read that post who, when I saw them, would ask how the book was going and whether I met my deadline. For some of them it may well have felt awkward to ask me about my self-imposed deadline, but I truly appreciate them. It was their kind prodding that kept me going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, I got through not just a basic first draft but a decent second draft by New Year\u2019s Eve. I was at a point where I could show it to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Posting about the book on my blog opened up an invite from a friend who works in Communications, asking if she could edit that early draft. Yesterday we met, along with my wife who is an excellent copy-editor and discussed where my book has strengths, where it really works, and where it falls short. I am very appreciative of her time and perspective and excellent feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She and my wife helped me see the forest for the trees, and know where I need to go with my next draft. They helped me understand what was working and what wasn\u2019t coming across on the page as well as what I had imagined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So today I start my third draft, based on all their feedback and wisdom. My new goal, the new note I am putting my the digital fridge<\/a>, is the end of March. By then, I will have that third draft done and will be ready to do a final shape-up to start approaching publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wish me luck, and I appreciate all your encouragement!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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