Writer’s Diary 5/15/2012

Met with Matt Heidenry, my editor, about what I need to do in the 14 days I have left to write.

Writer’s Diary 5/14/2012

Got a lot done tonight. I polished up my vignette on Martin Stephan, who brought about 600 Lutherans to the area and then got expelled from his community in a sex scandal. That group formed the basis of what became the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. I also sent some e-mails to people who are are studying their German Geneology. Fifteen days to go.

Writer’s Diary 5/13/2012

I sent in my pieces on the St. Louis Symphony and the German influence on Jazz, after Lorraine did her usual thorough job of proofreading. Speaking of proofreading, my good friend Jim Rygelski started proofing stuff I’ve already turned in. He said this: “Very, very well done, Jim! I found it well written, researched and most interesting. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of it.” Neat, eh? Sixteen days to go.

Writer’s Diary 5/12/2012

Can I do this, Ken? Am I crazy, Ramona? I’ve got 17 days until the drop-dead deadline of May 29. Before that time I have to do four vignettes and finish a fifth, make corrections on two more my editor handed back for more work and finish the confounded bibliography. Tonight I finished my vignette on how Germans helped form the St. Louis Symphony. That’s out of the way. But how am I going to finish? Meine Güte!

Writer’s Diary 5/11/2012

After spending maybe 90 minutes on my bibliography, it seems like my pile of things to be replaced is higher than before. But I’m not discouraged, because I’ve finally brought just about all of the various unentered things from hither and yon to that one stack. Now it has to go down. Eighteen days to go. Can I do it?

Writer’s Diary 5/10/2012

It was back to the confounded bibliography tonight. Did I say confounded? Yes, confounded. Nineteen days to the deadline. Can I make it?

Writer’s Diary 5/9/2012

Went to the a meeting of the German Special Interest Group of the St. Louis Genealogical Society to gather info on German genealogy. Twenty days to go to my copy deadline.

Writer’s Diary 5/8/2012

Wrote a 400-word piece on the German influence on St. Louis Jazz, did a new table of contents and other stuff. Could have done more if I hadn’t gotten into a Facebook political argument. Twenty-one more days until deadline. Can I get everything in?

Writer’s Diary 5/7/2012

Put aside the dastardly bibliography and wrote 600 words on the Germans’ role in the formation of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Twenty-two days until my deadline for all copy – May 29. Can I make it?

Writer’s Diary 5/6/2012

Entered more of my bibliography. More bibliography. When will it end?