Writing schedule for October 16 - October 22

weekly_plan_october_16.pdf
File Size:	44 kb
File Type:	pdf

Download File

---

I have been organizing my life into weekly schedules for a few weeks now. It has been helpful in finding chunks of time to write. Each day is divided up into half hour increments. The spots labelled "POM" are writing sessions.
I use the Pomodoro Technique for my writing.  A lot has been written about this technique. I find it really helps when I start to get anxious about writing. I try to just focus on only one thing at a time. That really helps. 
I have also set a goal of 500 words per day, recognizing my own challenges as a writer. I have never been a writer that has struggled to edit down, most of the time it is hard for me to reach a certain word count. Setting a higher word count per day is encouraging me to be more descriptive. Plus I know I am ruthless in my cutting towards the end. 
I hope to have a draft of the third chapter of my dissertation by the end of this month. It's going to be extremely rough. I have some conceptual ideas that I know are pretty out there. 

This week's writing goals: 

• Connect the way speech is represented in comics to the body ​
• Summarize Lacan's concept of mirror stage and the fragmentary body
• Figure out what else I need to do to finish this chapter 
• Report back to this blog and my advisor(s)