The major problem I'm having, besides balancing on the brink of seriously fucking losing it, is that I didn't do enough research or gather any sources prior to actually writing the damn thing. So as I've been writing I've been scrambling through books, folders, course blackboard sites and notebooks to try and back up some of these crazy ideas I have. The thing is that I can absorb a lot of ideas and information, but I don't always remember where I got this stuff from... so tracking it down is tricky. Especially when I'm simultaneously writing the paper that is due in less than seven days. So far I've written four pages of repetitive, unfocused ramblings. I don't even want to go back and reread what I've written, it's that bad. (any volunteers for that horrible task?)
The good news is I got comments back on the other draft I handed in at the beginning of September and they were overall very positive ("This is a strong paper, with thoughtful discussions in every section"). I hope she is not expecting that much from this next paper, because it is not looking too good right now. At least I know I did a good job on the first one so if/when this next one is complete crap I won't feel like a total failure.
Leave some love and encouragement in the comments?
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