Day 1470: Snow day

Snow day!  Not that it affects me any more, but it helped cause I cancelled a few distracting events for the next two days so I could just keep working.  I spent about ten hours on the conclusion.  I reread about a dozen interviews, collected relevant comments and typed them.  Ben M's piece was absolutely perfect.  Next, I transcribed my interview with Margaret,  brainstormed and typed responses to all the questions that Penelope suggested yesterday and quizzed Steve on several, too.

I called Rob S. and asked him to come speak to our eighth graders about his experiences backpacking on the AT and the PCT.   He agreed to come on Feb. 11.  Hooray!  I read and downloaded several articles about his trips cause he plays a part in this chapter.  I cut a few pieces from the intro and pasted them into the conclusion, although I kind of regret that move.  I also polished the dialogue cause now I've found a way to link it to the rest of the content.  So, now it's a matter of sorting and selecting exactly what I want to include.  The one thing I wish I had done was to make a list of key points that I liked as I reread the whole manuscript back in October.  So, now my eyeballs have had it.  Tomorrow, I have another twelve hours to get these pieces in place.

First use of the snowblower this season!