RECKONING: I wrote for roughly two hours every morning and finished the type and tweak draft of chapter 26 and--messy, though it may be--I finished a longhand Frankenstein's monster draft of chapter 27.
ANALYSIS: Chapter 26 could use another pass, but I'm saving that for a day I need a boost (that's the editing I love). Chapter 27 is a monster. I had 49 pages of notes and old drafts to sort through to create this new rough draft, and the rough draft is in a notebook with a serial killer's amount of papers shoved into it with arrows and writing all over it. I shudder to think about the process of typing al that shit in, but a done draft is a win.
PLAN: Um, type all that shit in? Seriously. If all I do this week is type this chapter in, it will be a win because we're also starting separation training. Super bonus move will be to reread my notes for the last two chapters and the epilogue I have yet to write and consider doing a typed rough draft to move a little faster, though every time I've tried to give up the longhand draft, it's been a disaster, but I keep trying because I can type draft for non fiction just fine. Something to think about.
OK, the challenge here is to come up with a RAP even when work can't be easily categorized. And one could well make the case that that's when it's most important to do a RAP!
RECKONING: completed numerous non-novel-related work goals (teaching-related) and what I call desk errands.
ANALYSIS: the typical week post project, when you need to catch up on all the stuff you set aside, combined with the new project of reading student pages.
PLAN: reread all student pages this week, and also begin novel revision by reading hard copy manuscript and writing all over it.
Oh, I like the term desk errands. I usually just put EMAIL on my to-do list and then get annoyed when I never get to zero. I'm going to create a folder for desk errands!
Exciting that you're going to start the novel revision!
CATHY’S WEEKLY RAP FOR JULY 3, 2023
RECKONING: I wrote for roughly two hours every morning and finished the type and tweak draft of chapter 26 and--messy, though it may be--I finished a longhand Frankenstein's monster draft of chapter 27.
ANALYSIS: Chapter 26 could use another pass, but I'm saving that for a day I need a boost (that's the editing I love). Chapter 27 is a monster. I had 49 pages of notes and old drafts to sort through to create this new rough draft, and the rough draft is in a notebook with a serial killer's amount of papers shoved into it with arrows and writing all over it. I shudder to think about the process of typing al that shit in, but a done draft is a win.
PLAN: Um, type all that shit in? Seriously. If all I do this week is type this chapter in, it will be a win because we're also starting separation training. Super bonus move will be to reread my notes for the last two chapters and the epilogue I have yet to write and consider doing a typed rough draft to move a little faster, though every time I've tried to give up the longhand draft, it's been a disaster, but I keep trying because I can type draft for non fiction just fine. Something to think about.
OK, the challenge here is to come up with a RAP even when work can't be easily categorized. And one could well make the case that that's when it's most important to do a RAP!
RECKONING: completed numerous non-novel-related work goals (teaching-related) and what I call desk errands.
ANALYSIS: the typical week post project, when you need to catch up on all the stuff you set aside, combined with the new project of reading student pages.
PLAN: reread all student pages this week, and also begin novel revision by reading hard copy manuscript and writing all over it.
Oh, I like the term desk errands. I usually just put EMAIL on my to-do list and then get annoyed when I never get to zero. I'm going to create a folder for desk errands!
Exciting that you're going to start the novel revision!