After a fair bit of grief and last minute panic, I’m in the final stage of review. I hope to have my final copy for editing and typesetting available within a week. My publishing goal of September 15, 2006 is still reasonable.

What is it about publishing in physical media that make the experience unnerving? I have blogged publicly on elearnspace and connectivism sites for years. I rarely worry about spelling mistakes, incongruent thoughts, or poor grammar. In putting this book together, I have become obsessed, self-doubting, and anxious.

There is something final about physical media. In writing online, I view my activities as more malleable. If I make a spelling mistake, I can change it. If I say something particularly incoherent, I can clarify. In a book it feels permanent.

To combat this sense of permanence, I have decided to place the book into a wiki for readers to comment, interact, argue, and tell me where I am wrong. It takes some of the edge off of the writing process…