How's the book coming along?

It's a question I get asked all the time!  The good news is, it's coming along nicely thank you.  I've almost completed what I think is good enough for my first draft. My memory gets better the more I write.  An equal amount of time is spent doing research into every aspect of what I'm writing to ensure that it is accurate.  Fortunately over the years I retained a lot of documents and photographs that help prompt my memory as well as clarify those smaller points such as dates, names and places. 
The research part of writing I really enjoy. I am inquisitive and have a thirst for knowledge. But I like to think research is an important part of getting things right.  

At the beginning of my journey writing my memoirs I needed to find a formula that worked best for me and my brain.  That may sound weird, but without a plan in my head I was unable to even put pen to paper.
I made several attempts of course. Someone originally advised me to have separate chapters for each point in my life.  This I did, to start with, but then got confused and the project became overwhelming.
Then I remembered the wise words of my dear friend Spike Milligan, who's simple suggestion of starting at the beginning and finish at the end, made sense. It's a strategy I knew of, but needed to be reminded.

So, that's what I've been doing.  And I've been on a roll.  Oh, except when I took time out over Christmas and New Year to spend time with family, and especially my newest grandchild Maya, who celebrated her first Christmas.  What a joy that was.  
Anyway, belated Happy New Year, and I'm now back on track working on that book!