Okay, I know the blog has stalled (once again).
My excuse it that I apparently have most of a PhD. I had a terrifically encouraging meeting with my supervisor last Wednesday, in advance of which I thought, "Hang on, what have I got written?"
So I prepared a little table of potential chapter titles, research papers/drafts I'd already written that would fit, and a total word count.
It appears I have a rough draft that lacks an introduction, conclusion and has only half a final chapter. I still have 129,000 words towards a 100,000 word thesis.
"I'm glad it's only 129,000 words," my supervisor said. "You've been writing at a rate of knots and I'd expected more."
He glanced at my list of issues for a final, wrapping-up chapter and said: "I think you should focus on what's necessary to complete, not everything that will eventually go into the book."
That was the first mention of the B-Word in a supervision meeting. (Eeek.)
Anyway, the push is on to finish the stuff I'm working on, so I can then survey the sprawling meandering mass of my draft and identify what to ditch. (Hopefully, a lot of fisheries law.)
I'm on track to finish early; which is exciting enough that I want to press on.
Especially given that I'm going to Italy Thursday of next week for a thoroughly undeserved break.
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