Maygust 2013 writing group – Dame Eleanor Hull

Posted on 18 August 201321 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 15

Writers’ daily routines:

http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/

If you were going to be one of these writers—as kiwi2 has become Allan Wilson—who would you be? What routine will be yours for the coming months?

Allan Wilson (formerly known as kiwi2)
write and submit Cox 1
amstr
polish dissertation for September defense
Contingent Cassandra
submit Article J
Dame Eleanor Hull
complete rough translation of all my assigned chunks of Translation Project
Dr. Virago
finish draft of Slow Perk article
Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
finish Article B
emmawriting
finish MCA
Heu Mihi
research, plan, and outline the first chapter of Projected Book
Humming42
finish MS for Revised Book Project (RBP)
hypatia cade
complete Grant Article
jliedl
finish Article RT
John Spence
edit, introduce, translate short medieval text and submit it for review.
luolin88
submit Article H
K(ris)
combine two conference papers into one article
Matilda
revise article draft for publication
Metheist
contain the Many-headed Monster: about 20pp more of Head 4, ~15 pages introduction, groom the hair on Heads 1, 2, and 3.
nicoleandmaggie
clone Small Paper from Big Paper and submit both
nwgirl
write Conference Paper B
OdilonRodilon
finish/polish draft of Cutting Edge Research Book (CERB)
professorsusan
finish Book Spinoff article
Pym Fan
turn WGS Project into finished essay
RentedLife
4 chapters of Reincarnation Book (fiction)
Sisyphus
Revise and resubmit Floyd
SophyLou
revise paper for submission as article
tracynicholrose
complete draft of Methods Paper
What Now?
Finish one chapter of book project
Whoosh
Design Fancyproject; write up grant application for Fancyproject
Widgeon
finish article for Big Name Journal
Z
Paper on the darker side of mestizaje
Zabeeltwo
produce a detailed plan for Book Two

Posted on 11 August 201321 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 14

Z’s notes on Donald Murray on what writers need:

https://profacero.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/mais-yeah-revelations-du-jour/

Posted on 4 August 201321 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 13 (12A if you’re superstitious)

Writing plans from Henry Miller:

https://profacero.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/henry-miller/

Posted on 28 July 201321 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 12

Good advice from scientists:

http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.0030213

Posted on 21 July 201321 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 11

All the rest of the posts for this summer are pre-scheduled. I’m not sure how often I’ll be around. (Having said that, of course, I’ll probably think of many topics for posts, and will respond to your goal-setting obsessively in order to procrastinate on other things. (Or does having said that mean that I won’t? (People are so perverse.)))

Posted on 14 July 201313 July 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 10

You may have noticed that I’m not taking attendance, so there are probably people listed here who haven’t been checking in. But if you’re out there and want to sneak back in but are embarassed because you haven’t been here all along, I’m never going to know the difference. Come on down for our last six weeks! I’m much too busy panicking over everything I have going on to notice whether we’re up or down a writer or three.

At this point, I’m just happy if I sneak in some work somewhere in a day. Certainly the number of phone calls I have to make and take, and the number of appointments that are stacking up, are encouraging me in a belief that early mornings, late nights, and weekends (outside normal business hours) are the only time I can do any real work. Usually it’s some way into the semester before I start believing that; summer is normally when I can reclaim my own time.

So talk among yourselves; my Monday is going to house-related stuff, I fear.

hypatia cade
complete Grant Article
jliedl
finish Article RT
John Spence
edit, introduce, translate short medieval text and submit it for review.
luolin88
submit Article H
K(ris)
combine two conference papers into one article
Matilda
revise article draft for publication
Metheist
contain the Many-headed Monster: about 20pp more of Head 4, ~15 pages introduction, groom the hair on Heads 1, 2, and 3.
nicoleandmaggie
clone Small Paper from Big Paper and submit both
nwgirl
write Conference Paper B
OdilonRodilon
finish/polish draft of Cutting Edge Research Book (CERB)
professorsusan
finish Book Spinoff article
Pym Fan
turn WGS Project into finished essay
RentedLife
4 chapters of Reincarnation Book (fiction)
Sisyphus
Revise and resubmit Floyd
SophyLou
revise paper for submission as article
tracynicholrose
complete draft of Methods Paper
What Now?
Finish one chapter of book project
Whoosh
Design Fancyproject; write up grant application for Fancyproject
Widgeon
finish article for Big Name Journal
Z
Paper on the darker side of mestizaje
Zabeeltwo
produce a detailed plan for Book Two

Posted on 7 July 20139 June 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 9

Still on the metaphor of bike racing, let’s think this week about recovery. What do you do after a writing session, especially a long or hard one? What’s your equivalent of showering, replenishing calories, having a massage to work out the kinks? How do you help yourself get ready to settle back in tomorrow?

And, of course, what do you plan to do this week?

Allan Wilson (formerly known as kiwi2)
write and submit Cox 1
amstr
polish dissertation for September defense
ComradePhysioProffe
write review article
Contingent Cassandra
submit Article J
Dame Eleanor Hull
complete rough translation of all my assigned chunks of Translation Project
Dr. Virago
finish draft of Slow Perk article
Elizabeth Anne Mitchell
finish Article B
emmawriting
finish MCA
Heu Mihi
research, plan, and outline the first chapter of Projected Book
Humming42
finish MS for Revised Book Project (RBP)
hypatia cade
complete Grant Article
jliedl
finish Article RT
John Spence
edit, introduce, translate short medieval text and submit it for review.
luolin88
submit Article H
K(ris)
combine two conference papers into one article
Matilda
revise article draft for publication
Metheist
contain the Many-headed Monster: about 20pp more of Head 4, ~15 pages introduction, groom the hair on Heads 1, 2, and 3.
nicoleandmaggie
clone Small Paper from Big Paper and submit both
nwgirl
write Conference Paper B
OdilonRodilon
finish/polish draft of Cutting Edge Research Book (CERB)
professorsusan
finish Book Spinoff article
Pym Fan
turn WGS Project into finished essay
RentedLife
4 chapters of Reincarnation Book (fiction)
Sisyphus
Revise and resubmit Floyd
SophyLou
revise paper for submission as article
tracynicholrose
complete draft of Methods Paper
What Now?
Finish one chapter of book project
Whoosh
Design Fancyproject; write up grant application for Fancyproject
Widgeon
finish article for Big Name Journal
Z
Paper on the darker side of mestizaje
Zabeeltwo
produce a detailed plan for Book Two

Posted on 30 June 20139 June 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 8

June is now behind us, and we’re looking at July. The Tour de France just started, so the metaphor of the week is bike racing. What kind of stage does your project need, at this point? A flat stage, relatively fast and easy (unless there’s a headwind or side wind), with a sprint at the end? A mountain stage, lots of painful climbing and thrilling descents? A time trial, pitting yourself against the clock?

Posted on 23 June 20139 June 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 7

We’re just about half-way through already. Don’t panic. You can still make at least as much progress as you’ve already made, probably more, because now you’re in training. It might even be time for a rest day. Remember that dusty road, from last week, and the little town with wine and beds with clean sheets? Let’s hang out there for a bit. If we climb the bell tower, we can look back at where we’ve come from, and see something of the road ahead. Where did you start, what have you done, where will you go from here?

Posted on 16 June 20139 June 2013 by Dame Eleanor Hull

Maygust 2013 writing group, week 6

Still with us? Have you got into a groove? Why do we think of “getting into the groove” as good, but “getting into a rut” as bad? Is it just that listening to music (you know, grooves on a record . . . phonograph needle dropping into the groove . . . I keep telling you I’m old!) is supposed to be good, while toiling down a dirt road that’s dried into ruts from having carts driven through the mud sounds unpleasant? Could you switch your metaphor from rut to groove and enjoy it more? Or would you rather be making progress, even bumpy, dusty progress? I guess the idea is that you’re stuck in a rut, not going anywhere, whereas in a groove you go round and round, getting from the beginning of the song to the end.

But in mid-June, it seems rather appropriate to be trundling down a dusty, rutted road, and to be forced to go on because of the wheels’ place in the ruts. It’s a pleasant, sunny road, with some shade trees, and at the end of the day there will be a little town with fresh water, good food, wine, and beds with clean sheets, so let’s just go on. What will you be working on, back in the wagon bed?