Back to work
I am outlining my sample chapter right now and in between looking at the first chapers of other similar books to see what I like and what I don’t like. I’m also talking to writer-friends about the differences between a sample chapter and an actual book chapter. Like for a sample of your first chapter, maybe you include more than you would if it really was your first chapter because you want to show more of your book off. Then I’m thinking about the things I want to highlight:
–my writing style/voice
–how I plan to incorporate some of the extras (like if I was going to have the extensive use of graphs — I’m not but say I am — throughout the book, I’d want to find a way to stick one in there)
–A kind of thesis for the book, which in this case will be more of an attitude/point of view than an actual thesis since I’m not arguing anything
I’m glad to have a new project on my laptop. I was suffering from post-essay publication syndrome.
You’re so great, Dawn… just be reading this I feel inspired to keep on working on the dissertation.
I’m laughing here at your “post-essay publication syndrome,” I can only imagine what kind of syndrome I’ll have when my diss. is finally done (sigh) I guess it’ll be post-traumatic stress disorder…
It’s PPD — Post-Publication Depression!
