Birthing a Book

I've been documenting "moments" of my writing process as a personal ethnography of sorts.  For me, the process has been just as important as the book itself will be.  I consider myself a lifelong learner--and I've learned so much about research, writing, the publishing process, and even myself.   The typing of the keyboard has forced me to organize and hone my thoughts, and the iterative process has given me lots and lots of practice.  What a great personal development opportunity this has been.   This pic is one of my favorites so far--it reminds me that you can't always choose the moments that ideas come to you.   Sometimes it comes in the middle of the night, and I had better take advantage of getting them down because it won't be there in the morning!  Having coached others to take opportunities at seemingly inopportune moments, I am happily eating my own advice.