Based on Frank Haacke amp Lahm 2007 Schlüsselkompetenzen Schreiben im Studium und Beruf Stuttgart Metzler pp 8897 A brilliant guide to writing in any language Stages in the writing process ID: 647055
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Hiccoughs in the Writing Process
Based on:
Frank,
Haacke
& Lahm (2007).
Schlüsselkompetenzen: Schreiben im Studium und Beruf.
Stuttgart:
Metzler, pp 88-97.
A brilliant guide to writing in any language.Slide2
Stages in the writing process
Preparation
Brainstorm, collect ideas, talk to supervisor, borrow a pile of books, assemble a mountain of links, create a schedule, resolve to work like a demon for the next X weeks.Slide3
Restlessness, aversion, repugnance, confusion
Lack of motivation, inner turmoil, stress, sense of inadequacy, self-doubt, reluctance to work on the project, devotion to
DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES
.Slide4
“Incubation” (displacement activities)
Calm down thanks to distractions. Be sure that your project is fermenting and ripening while you:
Have long chats to your flatmates/dog.
Go for long walks with your flatmates/dog.
Rediscover Pokémon, which you have not played since you were
twelve.
Play it
16
hours a day.
Buy a rat. Build a wonderful cage for the rat. Buy another rat to keep the rat company. Spend 13 hours a day watching the rats and discussing them on rat forums and your own new rat blog.Slide5
We have ignition!
Wake up one morning in panic, as you are now three weeks behind in your schedule.
Your ideas and insights suddenly fall into place under the shower. You wrap yourself in a towel and rush to scribble them down. Suddenly, you
want
to write. (Besides, you’re now so far behind, you
have
to write: see
Frank,
Haacke
&
Lahm [2007],
p. 94 ff., “
Schreiben
unter
Druck
”).Slide6
The Actual Writing
You know: 10% inspiration, 90% transpiration.
Sort, draft, assess, discard, structure, restructure, be ruthless, kill your darlings, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, edit.Slide7
Some advice
Don’t include material that doesn’t fit, even though you read a difficult article on it.
Assume your reader is an intelligent person who would like to be informed about your topic. NEVER assume the reader knows it all already. Remind the reader (and yourself) what you’re writing about, and why, often.
Write the “Introduction” LAST OF ALL, once you know what is REALLY in your thesis (it usually changes in the course of writing!)
DON’T WRITE WELL – JUST WRITE.