Chapters, Case Studies, and the Chaos That Keeps Me Writing

Some weeks are smooth.

This one? Not so much, but it was real, and honestly, that’s the kind of fuel I’ve always used.

First: Unfinished.

Chapter 1 is finally complete. It took longer than I expected, mostly because I had other projects, marketing, and (let’s be honest) real life pulling me in a dozen directions, but I’m back in the story no, and the heat, heartbreak, and hesitation I’m building into this book feel like they’re exactly where they need to be.

The tension in this one isn’t about whether they’ll sleep together.

It’s about whether they can survive what they still feel for each other.

Second: RealPM.

Yes, the book is finished, but reality keeps writing sequels.

I took on a short consulting engagement recently, just a quick opportunity to observe and maybe help, but the moment I walked in, I saw the same thing I’ve seen before: misaligned priorities, no accountability, and layers of dysfunction that everyone notices, but no one wants to confront.

It was exhausting. It was familiar.

So I’m turning it into a bonus case study for my blog, because RealPM isn’t just a book, it’s a living reflection of the project management trenches, and unfortunately, those trenches never stop digging.

That’s been my week: emotional rewrites, business disillusionment, and a reminder that even finished stories still evolve.

Thanks for being here.

—J. Maldonado