And wrote it down as a sked: I would start writing in early Feb and crank one chapter per 10 days through mid-May, then give Mark a month to digest, and then edit a chapter a week with him through July and into August.

Putnam (Neil) no liked, saying it would delay the book's release as planned in Jan/Feb 09.

So I reconsidered and realized I'd rather pursue the same blitzing sked I employed with both PNM and BFA: a chapter every five days and editing two chapters a week. That way I write in Feb and Mar and we edit in April and May and turn in the first final draft at the beginning of June.

What does that mean? I will be consumed by writing in Feb and Mar, cutting all extraneous stuff severely.