T-10 Days and Counting

[grammargirl]

To do over the rest of this week:

*Finish draft of second chapter for Thursday--more about Meg and Coraline and the connection between fear/bravery/heroism. More about parents and villains in A Wrinkle in Time and Coraline. Work in stuff about the growth/change/development, or lack thereof, of protagonists at the end of their adventures. Maybe work in liminal helper-figures, if I can figure out where it fits in.
*Thursday and maybe Friday: work on revisions of first chapter's Alice argument, paying close attention to continuity between first and second chapters.
*Friday: Give drafts to Aubrey and Becca for proofreading, edit over the weekend using their comments. Work on loooong-overdue revisions of first chapter while waiting to get drafts back with comments.

Next week:

*Continue editing and revising, making sure citations are both consistent and accurate.
*Write abstract, acknowledgements, and conclusion.
*Make sure everything follows the format mandated by the picky honors people.
*One last round of frenzied 3AM proofreading.
*Get 3 bound copies made at Kinko's
*Drop finished fucker off at English department before 4:30 on March 12
*Proceed directly to bar without passing go or collecting $200.

Fin.

Of course, nothing will go remotely according to this plan, but it's good to have a basic blueprint in my head at least.

I need to write something like 5-7 pages both tonight and tomorrow to stay on target, and seeing as I've only been averaging about 3 pages a night, it'll be pretty impressive if I actually get that much done. I've got the chapter outlined pretty well now, though, and my body seems to be acclimating itself to crisis sleep deprivation/caffeine buzz mode, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my pace will pick up a little.

Incidentally, this is kind of a shot in the dark but if there are any litgeek/masochists out there who are willing to proofread a draft of this monster for me this weekend, drop me a comment or e-mail me at frannyzooey AT livejournal dot com. If all goes according to plan, by Friday it should be about 50 double-spaced pages. I will come up with a suitable, highly imaginative thank-you gift for anyone who volunteers. Muchos gracias in advance.

Okay, let's do this thing.

*rolls up sleeves*

Comments

[necessaryspace.livejournal.com]

I've found that whenever I write out a blue-print of a massive plan like this, my subconcious does everything in it's power to thrawt said blue-print ... you probably didn't want to hear that.

But, to make it up to you, I'm offering to proofread your thesis. *checks mental state* yup, i'm still offering. Send it to me as an e-mail attachment at ShivaSaavik@yahoo.com and I will reply. Oh, and let me know what kind of comments you want.

I guess I'm a masochist...

[unity33.livejournal.com]

Hey there - I'm a litgeek and I LOVE A Wrinkle in Time and Coraline. I'm not too shabby at proofreading. (Please don't view my journal as evidence!) I'd be happy to look over your stuff. My email is sunapie@hotmail.com.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Gah...I'd volunteer, but with the film festival and friends from out of town, there's no way I'd be able to give your paper the proper attention. :sigh: Hope you find someone.

[echo-eriol.livejournal.com]

As I've said before, I'd be really happy to proofread your thesis. It'd bring back fonder memories of last year, and besides, I'm really keen to catch hold of that monster that's been pestering you for so long. I've got my own paper to write, but it's only 10ish pages. If I get it by fri/sat, I could have a read through done by sunday. If you do send it to me, send it to shoshana.glick@kcl.ac.uk because it's easier to open attachments from there.

good luck. it'll all be over soon.