Ali promises the first draft of his book by March 2022 (2022)

promise · status: kept late · last event: kept late (2023-05-14) · owner: Ali

Part of: Ali's first book, which a publisher asked him to write (2020)

date	event	what	video
2022-01-21	promised	The publisher's deadline for Ali's book is July 2022; he has set himself March for the first draft, then a few months of tightening it up.	My New Life Goals (2022) 00:00:58
2022-03-21	progress update	In March 2022, the month he had set for his first draft, Ali says he is still in the structural stages of his book.	The Biggest Lessons from 110 Books 00:29:24
2022-05-12	postponed	Ali tentatively hopes to have the first draft of his book by the end of July 2022. (hedged)	What Am I Doing With My Life? 00:30:55
2023-03-29 (said on 2023-03-13, implied)	kept late	After about two and a half years of work, Ali's book is in the editing stages: the third draft of about 110,000 words is being cut to about 70,000, and cover designs go back and forth with Penguin UK and Macmillan US.	My Goals for 2023 - Life Update 00:19:59
2023-05-14	kept late	Ali's book, two and a half years in the writing, is deep in editing with editors from Penguin and Macmillan and Rachel from his team, cutting the 110,000-word first draft to about 70,000 words.	What Does My Mum Think of Me? 4M Subscriber Q&A 00:05:43

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