Over the last two days I welcomed into my classroom 500 new students. They are new to University, and teaching first years is also new to me. I have a feeling of great anticipation and excitement, mingled with that fear … Continue reading...
Category: Publishing a book in a year
Publishing a book in a year – July 2023
Yesterday was a momentous day. My first, I’m not sure what the right word is here, maybe full, PhD student successfully completed her viva. I have supervised PhD students before, but never for the entirety of the project; from idea … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year – June 2023
On Friday the 23rd June, at 17:27, I sent in the next version of our book for review!
At this point maybe a recap would be a good idea.
At the Institution of Structural Engineers dinner, on the 5… Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year(ish) May 2023
What Africa Can Do For Europe
Wow, where did the last three months go? Last time I posted was in February, back then we were part way through the process of getting book feedback on the second revision. I’ll … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year (ish): February
Radical Engineering Press
I’m going to be honest with you. This is less a blog about book writing, and more a holding post. Over the course of the last week we started to receive feedback on the book. We are … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year (ish): January
Re writing a book in a week
I love writing books. The days sat in a coffee shop, my email turned off, my headphones on, my finger dancing over the keys, are some of my happiest and most restorative. After … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: December
Happy December. This is the last post of the year. It was supposed to be the last post in the series, but as you know, if you’ve been following this blog, we are not quite done yet.
Last week Oli … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: November
Hi, my name is James and I am a regenerative practitioner.
You may think this is an odd way to start the 11th blog post on writing a book on regenerative design, and you would be right. But this … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: October
When I was a practicing engineer I would submit reports and drawings for review. Each time they would come back covered in red pen. I would then go through making the updates and corrections necessary. Until one day I distinctly … Continue reading...
Publishing a book in a year: September
A few years back I decided to run 1000 miles in a year. I created a spreadsheet. Logged every run. And it was going amazingly until July/August. I am not a summer person! I literally wilt in the heat. I … Continue reading...