The copy editing is over, and my great oeuvre is off to be typeset. I managed to squeeze in a few hundred words about porn – a topic which could have fillled a book on its own. I still have a nagging feeling that the whole thing actually needs to be completely rewritten, but that it probably more to do with my personality than the merits of the book itself.
Fortunately Jeff Hayzlett announced his departure from Kodak before the edits went in, and at the last minute, there was some closure on EMI (included in a section on how debt holds back transformation efforts) when Terra Firma put £105m into the business to keep the banks at bay.
Gmg’s recent losses came in too late. But, I have only written a bit about my alma mater.
[Memo to self: future blog post on choosing case histories and examples would be a good idea].
Right now, I have two main emotions about the book. The first is just sheer relief that the writing is over, and I don’t have this nagging thing in the back of my head about a chapter I have to get finished, or someone else I need to contact. Being able to divert all the energy it took out of me back into family and work is a joy.
The other feeling is sheer amazement that I did it. It increasingly feels like something done by a completely different person.
Writing a business book is rather like swimming the Channel: a monotonous solo slog, where style and creativity take a second place to the determination to get it done. OK, it’s harder to swim the Channel, but you get the idea.
The next thing I have to think about it how and when to *really* start blogging. Expect a slight increase in frequency of posts as Summer nudges forward, turning into an full-throttled torrent come September / October.
Nice one – looking forward to reading it!