Book Development Status — Week 2
The Designing Nature’s Half website is now live, though it hasn’t been publicly announced. This post is an early check-in, less about visibility and more about keeping a clear record of where the work stands as the book continues to take shape.
At this stage, the audience is intentionally small. Think of this as a working note: something future-me can point back to, and something a handful of trusted readers might encounter through a direct link. It’s not a launch, and it’s not meant to signal momentum—just to document progress as it happens.
What moved forward this week
On the book side, several foundational pieces reached a stable draft stage:
Version 3 drafts were completed for the Acknowledgements, Preface, Prologue, Introduction, and the first two chapters (Transformational Conservation and Landscape Conservation Design — A Conservation Innovation).
The Acknowledgements, Preface, and Prologue were shared with an editor and technical reviewer (Ron McCormick) for early feedback, primarily to check clarity, tone, and framing before moving deeper into the manuscript.
On the systems and outreach side:
The Designing Nature’s Half website is up and functioning as intended.
Core pages and structure are in place.
This blog is being used to begin a quiet, cumulative record of development—a way to make the process legible over time.
Looking ahead to Week 3
Over the next week, the focus remains steady and bounded:
Continue manuscript development beyond Chapter 2, with particular attention to keeping clear boundaries between chapters as the structure expands.
Review and incorporate early editorial feedback where it improves clarity without changing scope.
Draft additional blog posts that support orientation and context, and that will still make sense long after they’re published.
Maintain a pre-announcement posture while the book and supporting systems continue to mature.
Closing
This post isn’t meant to declare anything finished or launched. It exists to mark a point in the process. Future updates will follow the same approach—plainly written, narrowly scoped, and focused on building a durable record rather than generating attention.
