Long choosing, and beginning late

Miltonista has recently entered a low-level panic about his book project (which is not necessarily a bad thing, since low-level panics tend to be pretty productive). I just discovered that a rather senior Miltonist is working on (most likely putting the finishing touches on) a book that'll cover a lot of the same ground as my project. And I'm guessing he has a contract already.

I have one more chapter to write/re-write; it's time for some less-than-casual intellectual fruition.