The book I am writing

Some people know that I am writing a book on improving your scientific communication skills: writing journal articles, giving conference presentations (oral and poster), and writing reviews. The progress has sputtered from time to time with activity. This holiday season I hope to really make progress. Just this week, I finished at the 80% level, several key early chapters. Yesterday I made substantial progress on the chapter on references and citations. I hope that I can proudly announce the publication of this book in early 2009. Watch this space for details!