Chapter 1 Finished... Roughly
Well, I can say after getting into this that writing isn't the easiest thing. I've always been capable of writing fairly proficiently, however, writing for a book that can't be updated easily after publish is another ball of wax altogether.
It's always much easier to write an article for online publishing as you can go back, and easily make corrections and modifications, but the implications of writing for a permanent reference material can be quite daunting to the first time writer.
The first chapter is done, pending review and editorial, and I've got two more to finish up prior to the end of the month. And off I go...