5/5/2005 - first post, saying I'm going to write a book. Estimated completion date: 12/15/2005

10/3/2005 - I realize I'm falling behind - "October is going to be the month of the book"

10/23/2005 - I "finish" the controls chapter, yes, that is the second chapter of the book.

12/15/2005 - solid progress, but only one chapter really "done" (applications)

1/9/2006 - Rory's "steel cage death match" of WPF authors.

3/20/2006 - I take a week off to focus 100% on the book

3/24/2006 - Book is "content complete". Am I done yet?

9/10/2006 - finish first round of technical reviews

Today?

Tonight I am submitting my "final" version of the book. This includes all feedback from reviewers. Final art for all 231 pictures in the book (129 hand drawn art in XAML, 102 screenshots). Images all in high-resolution B&W TIFF images (1200dpi). Dedication page (to my wife, Megan!). Forwards (well, I have one, but waiting on the second).

There is still a tremendous amount of work left on the book (editorial review, page layout review, etc.). However, this is a major milestone.

18 months.

One of my most exciting moments - listening to people that saw early drafts talk about the more recent ones. My best compliment - Chris Sells saying "this is actually going to be a good book" (I'm probably misquoting him). Now that I've finished I can go read Chris' book and Charles' book. It will be nice to see how they tackled some of the same issues.

Thanks everyone for all the help on this.