Hi there. My name is Scott Duffy, and welcome to my book writing log. I have documented the process of writing my last two books on this site, and have started my third. This book will be called Visual Studio Team System In Action, and should be available in 2005.

Chapter 1 Out The Door

It's 4:30 am once again. This will become a familar theme in the coming months, although I was hoping to avoid that this time around. I find, though, that the middle of the night is perfect for writing as there are no distractions. No TV, no wife (sorry, honey). I can sit in my office undisturbed and focused.

Unfortunately, these late nights usually ruin me the next day. So I will definitely try to keep these late nights to a minimum.

Anyways, at 8,423 words, I am ready to send chapter 1 to my publisher for review. I am fairly happy with it - I achieved all of the key things I wanted to. I set the stage for all the cool features in Team System, set a light hearted tone, provided some good figures for illustration... all in all, I'm happy with it. I hope my editor agrees.

Mood: 7/10. Glad to be done, but tired.