Hard at work here


Posted by Helena Cobban
March 1, 2005 8:59 PM EST | Link
Filed in Writing and publishing

I've been working hard at making myself get my Africa book finished. Since I also have a life (okay, this may come as a surprise to some blog-readers), this means I need to cut back on blogging a bit.

Who knows, maybe I'll blog more about Africa or post some other interesting tidbits on JWN along the way? Right now, though, I have nine already drafted chapters of the book to re-wrestle with and then about three more to write. It's high-order concentration that's needed here, not lots of distractions like blogging.

Especially not blogging about the Middle East.

I figured there will still be a big story in the ME even after the Africa book gets done.



Comments
Comment from... tinea, at March 2, 2005 12:15 AM:

"Especially not blogging about the Middle East."

Especially since much of the news out of the Mideast seems to vindicate the vile Bush. Especially since even Helena's old lebanese pals seem to be sounding rather neoconnish at the moment.

"[Hizbullah] is a Syrian pressure levy with a frightening militia that may be used against us."

"I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them, it was the start of a new Arab world."

-- walid jumblatt of course

Comment from... Arjan, at March 2, 2005 06:15 AM:

Good luck with writing, editing and re-writing ;)

Comment from... sm, at March 2, 2005 10:06 AM:

Helena, your readers may be interested in this bad news from Central Asia:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4307583.stm

Shows how bad things can get if no one is paying attention. Not as bad as Sudan, but plenty bad.
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