writer needs a pep talk

["Kevin McGowan" <evikn_tour -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Hi folks,

I've been writing docs for 8 years, and I've never been in this situation 
before!

Basically,

- the project still has major feature changes/additions well after the 
proposed UI freeze date
- there never was (n'or was there any hope of ever having) a plan for the 
project.
- the deadline is in two weeks
- my SMEs are so busy making all these changes that I've been told there 
really is no time for a review of my big User Guide

Management seem to know my situation, I've been quite vocal about the whole 
thing. ie, you guys are gonna get a crappy user guide because you keep 
changing everything and can't review my work to make sure I understand what 
you're doing...

I've always produced good stuff, well-written, well-indexed, completely 
reviewed manuals. This time, however, it's gonna be a bit of a washout.

Anyone have any ideas of how I should approach my next two weeks? And then, 
how should I try to get this to work better next time?

Thanks!
Kevin in Ottawa

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