I think we all know the feeling of having a really detailed, precise plan. And I think we all know how, inevitably, something will happen to throw that plan off. I'm a bit behind schedule for creating my facsimiles (#ThanksLife), but I'm really hoping to kick it into overdrive and get the four facsimiles made in the upcoming week.
Beyond detours and delays, I did complete my second draft and have realized a few things. The structure of papers change so much as you write them. Originally, I had decided to leave authenticity as a small section my literature review, but as I keep working on the project, I am finding authenticity to be central to the argument of my thesis. I'm working on restructuring my content outline to match the more central position of authenticity in my work and gathering additional sources to support my arguments on authenticity.
While these changes do create a lot of extra work for me, I do enjoy them because I love to see how my writing and focus has changed and grown. Writing is so fluid. It's alive, and being able to see how drastically my work is changing and shaping brings me a lot of joy. I think the changes of focus that happen during the writing process are my favorite part of writing.
Writing is a process, isn't it? I think the way that you are shifting the narrative is testament to the way in which your engagement with the theory and implications are coming into focus in your project-based work.
ReplyDeleteIf you run into any issues with the facsimiles, let me know. Looking forward to the next update!