Showing posts with label thesis deadlines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thesis deadlines. Show all posts

Monday, December 31, 2007

Thesis Moonshine Madness

Telemachus and I just returned from visiting my grandma and grandpa who live in Southern Ohio. I love to visit there because I feel like I am in a completely different country.

My goals were to work on my manuscript and spend some time with my grandparents.

Telemachus is a big help as you can see from the picture. In between bouts of flirting with grandma's dogs (Angel & Crystal), Telemachus finds it useful to sit on my thesis.

In the background, Grandma and Grandpa are stomping around to some bluegrass music, a glass of moonshine in grandpa's hand.

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Writing Space Ramble


This is a picture of one of my favorite writing spaces I have ever inhabited. I wrote at this spot for nearly a week this past July when I had the opportunity to travel to Bisbee, Arizona, and work with other writers while being spoiled by the Wick family. It was stunning and I wish that I were there right now.

Writing space is important to me. I normally write at my desk in my writing room/bedroom which overlooks my charming creek/sewer. But this morning I am sitting at my very small, very tall IKEA table, working on my laptop. I don't like to use my laptop much. I never feel like I have as much control over it. But, I am closer to the coffee machine right now.

It's not quite 9 am on Saturday morning and I am taking a short break from working on my manuscript (I have been up since 6). Right now, I love the third section so much. And it's driving me crazy. I want to love all three sections close to the same, or at least love them all a whole lot but for different reasons. I wonder if everyone feels like this when assembling a manuscript. It's only natural to have a favorite, right? Yet I have read books where every single section is just as moving as the previous. I guess this just makes me have to rethink things for the 587th time. I am trying to get a "close to ready" draft by January 1st so that the other two professors on my thesis committee can give me some helpful feedback. I am really excited to be working with three of my favorite writers/professors.
Okay, back to the future book.