How Long Did It Take to Write, "Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International"?
Greetings, readers. When someone asks me how long it took to write my memoir, Undertow , I say about ten years. That refers to the time between 2007 and 2017, after I retired early from my technical writing job in the software industry to write the book. But really, the journey from initial idea to publication took much longer. A timeline of the book's journey is included in my second book, From the Porch to the Page: A Guidebook for the Writing Life. It is in Appendix 1. Below, I've posted it here for those interested. Thanks for reading, Charlene Edge Note: I do not use AI products to write my blogs or books. Appendix 1 – Timeline for Writing & Self-Publishing Undertow The following shows what turned out to be the timeline for writing and self-publishing my memoir Undertow: My Escape from the Fundamentalism and Cult Control of The Way International. New Wings Press, LLC. 2017. I did not plan this schedule ahead of time. It developed. In this chart, you’ll see mention...
