sold out
So, after almost four years of blogging almost every day, I've decided to start getting paid for blogging. It seems to be the hip thing to do. Hey, why not? I definitely need the sweet moolah. I have a thesis to defend in Louisiana soon; could use some help with that plane ticket.
Expect to see Google ads floating their way around here soon. Man, I love Google!
I also hope to become more focused in my blogging. I've been kind of blah, blah about it. Posting pics of my cute kid and other easy whatnots. I'm going to try to have theme days around here.
One of the things I want to write more about is music. Because, hello, I'm a musicologist! yet, I never seem to write about music. I never listen; I never write. My thesis is only barely about music. It's more about the manuscript that happens to have some elements of music in it. So I never actually write about music. So even if it's just a brief album review like the other day, I plan to write about music more. Hmm, there were two other things I wanted to write more about, and now I can't think of what they were. Think, think, think. What were they? Maybe one of them was about my thesis. Yea, I think that's it. I'm facing the final deadline in a little less than two months...like seven weeks or less. So maybe I can get some online accountability. Whatever.
I have a question. One thing Prof'ing Mama wrote about the other day was a writing group. So what's that supposed to be/look like/how's it supposed to help? Everyone who is part of a writing group seems to derive such support out of it, and frankly, I'm curious. When my stupid thesis is over, I have an article I want to work (more) on, but feel all alone, because well, I am. The only dept I have connections to is 1200 miles away. So what's all this writing group stuff? This Social Bug Slash Aspiring Academic would like to know.
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Hey, looking forward greatly to more music articles. :)
Posted by: funke | September 11, 2006 12:30 AM
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I was in a dissertation writing group as a grad student, and it was great -- we were all in the same department, but we worked on different fields. Having an audience of people outside our subject areas forced us to write more clearly.
By the way, I have articles I want to work on, too. I don't know how interdisciplinary a writing group you were thinking of, and I don't know how much help a literature person turned library student would be reading musicology papers, but I might be interested if time permits. Let me know what you think!
Posted by: Amanda | September 11, 2006 09:50 AM
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Yes, please write about music. We've acted on two of your recommendations so far: both In-Grid and the particular recording of Josquin's "Motets and Chansons" that you recommended way-back-when.
Posted by: nick | September 11, 2006 10:31 AM
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Aw, you think I'm hip? That's so sweet. I hope you got some answers from ppp today. If not, let me know.
Posted by: mrscrumley | September 11, 2006 10:08 PM
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I've not been in a formal writing group, but I have two friends who read all my stuff and I read all of theirs. We've been friends since our first year of grad school and it's kind of a natural extension of our relationship. I seriously don't know what I'd do without them. When I get stuck with a project, they can get me unstuck. They've saved me from stupid mistakes and helped me find lines of inquiry or resources that I haven't thought of. When I lose all perspective, they set me back on track. I hope I do the same for them. I think I would have lost my nerve in this business more than once if it weren't for them.
Posted by: harriet | September 11, 2006 10:37 PM
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Hi there, I feel bad I haven't come back here. I NEED to add you to my blogroll (I still do things the old fashioned way, I am yet to use Google reader, although your enthusiasm with is is truly contagious! :)
Anyway, I think writing groups and dissertation groups are great, but I haven't really benefited from neither of them. I participated of a dissertation group for a while, but I wasn't really working on the dissertation in earnest back then. And then I moved here and I'm away from all my colleagues - like you.
Well, I'll be back! (I saw your comment on my blog the other day, thanks for stopping by! :)
Posted by: Lilian | September 11, 2006 11:53 PM