Re: touchyfeely

["Owen" <owenf -at- mighty -dot- co -dot- za>]

sorry if this is late, but i'm on digest:

<snip>
If writers don't use a
process that is as clearly defined and repeatable as software development
can be, the work appears to be unfocussed and "touchy-feely".
</snip>

does anyone know of a good (and free) model, or something like a model,
which can be used to plan or quantify writing/revision projects?  i know
this has probably been flogged, but i am thinking along the lines of project
management by the author that doesn't require learning/buying new tools.  i
am a bit of a 'lone' writer but i do have the SMEs help.  i just don't think
we have a great project management thing going on.  our software development
cycle thing is similar.

for background, i work at home and deliver by email/ftp.  we use pdf
commentary to proof etc, but we have a lot of revision time on any given
document.

its getting to the point that i want to shake my managers!

any help or pointers would be much appreciated.



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