I had a productive week writing, which is amazing considering the week I had. My assistantship duties really hindered my writing time and I was not faithful to my scheduled writing times. I had to fit in other times for writing. However, I had some nice downtime this weekend to do some sustained writing. As of right now I have a full framed working draft of my article. I think my introduction is coming along nicely also. The conclusion is another issue. I can't think of my conclusion just yet. I don't work this way and so I am having to side step Belcher a bit. I can't compartmentalize my starting and finishing like this. My conclusion sort of comes to me. I have a conclusion, but the hook of it will reveal itself as I come to it.
Amal and I had a nice writing conference today also. Her work and mine comes from the same theoretical camp in a way. It was nice to talk with someone who has read the same foundational pieces and to be able to read her work and know the foundational pieces she engages in her work as well. She mentioned that she likes my writing style. I appreciated that comment as I've worked very purposefully to connect my creative writing identity with my academic identity and feel this is a constant area of insecurity for me.
What I wish is to have some sustained time to just focus on my article. I am enjoying the writing and how it is developing now. I'd like to give it some substantial time, but I need space to do that in. I need to be able to work with it, step away from it, and go right back to it w/out the outside world distracting me in between. Alas, that is a Utopian dream I fear.
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