Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Getting Rolling.

Getting back in the groove of dissertation work is slow and daunting. I finally made a list of things I must do if I plan to finish, and things I must do before June to get my prospectus done.

My question(s) of the week: How did you know your prospectus was done? How did you know you were ready to start your first chapter? How much "pre-work" had you done before you started that first chapter? What form did your prospectus take?

As far as this week goes, I'm diving in to Sidney's Old Arcadia (which I'm hoping to blaze through), working more on taking notes (I think I have DevonTHINK and Bookends up and running), and gearing up for my February check in.

2 comments:

Good Enough Woman said...

I don't think I had to do a typical "propectus." My application to my school was a proposal for the dissertation with a short (two-page) initial bibliography.

As for pre-writing work, I'm supposed to be writing now, but I feel as if I need to do about two years of pre-work before I start the real work. But I can't, thus the letter to the supervisor that I posted.

Good Enough Woman said...

Oh, and I had decided against Note Bene, but now I'm considering it.