Sundance Book "In Progress" (Little Update)

Well, I just thought I would open this post to let you know that “The Book” is under way and gathering steam and is in full progress.

After this post, the next time I’ll say something is when it’s finished. There won’t be any need to bore you to tears with redundant updates. I’ve jumped back into the “Deep End of the Cancer Pool” and will be feverishly stringing together sentences to write chapter after chapter until I finish it.

Start – Finish – Publish are the key milestones for this project.

So, I’ve jumped on this in a big way.

1. I’ve decided on the Title.
2. I’ve written the Dedication.
3. I’ve written the Special Mention.
4. I’ve written the Foreword.
5. I’ve written the Table of Contents
6. And the biggest hurdle of all, I’ve just completed Chapter I – “The Diagnosis.”

So far, I’ve outlined (16) chapters to talk about – each chapter a different path on our walk with cancer. We’ll see if I have enough to talk about or enough words to fill out those pages.

At first, I thought I’d “bitten off more than I could chew” and had a few self-doubts that I could pull something of this magnitude off. But, I found “The Zone” and regained my confidence and after penning the first chapter, I’m again optimistic that I will be able to write this.

Now, whether the public will want to read it or not, that’s another post:) LOL!

I know we recently had a “SPAT” on the board. It’s always hurtful when our members disagreements turn ugly and we turn on each other. I’ve found it’s just best to “just walk away from the fray and return again another day.”

In my study of human nature, I always try and look at the “best sides of ourselves.” And in keeping with that theme, I’d like to share with you part of my Dedication that I wrote for the book.

I hope it can help heal some old wounds and have us again refocus on the new folks who are looking to join our community. The Semis are going to make it in print of this book – very happy about that.

EXCERPT of DEDICATION

“Also, a special thank you to all of my friends on the CSN Network, the Semi;Colons. Their love, support, and friendship, have been very instrumental in my journey. They encouraged me over and over again to finally have the courage to write this book. They validated my writings and my feelings and gave me the confidence I needed to make this sort of dream become a reality. Their stories are so inspirational and I have learned so much from them. They are a wonderful group of people that I have come to know and love. It is my honor to be able to walk beside them every day.”

See you ‘round the water cooler:)

Love/Craig