Ok. There it is then. Two weeks later than I had hoped/anticipated/prayed for: the first draft is away and I can move onto other things until my supervisor tells me otherwise.
Having written many assignments before, for some reason I still hadn’t worked out that the final read-through and amendments take up so much time. To be honest, this past week it has been difficult to keep going as it reached the stage where I just wanted it to be over. But, having rounded the original drafts out and focused the arguments a bit more, I reckon it is a start in the right direction.
Now I need to write up some of the literature research and make a start on the interviews. I am looking forward to this as it feels very much like a step into the unknown and I enjoy the challenge. The Federation of Small Businesses promise to forward my request for interviewees hasn’t materialised, so I’ll have to do it the hard way.
I haven’t heard back from my paper submission yet… I hadn’t really reckoned to quite yet, but I thought I would mention it. However, I really should make some effort to put together the proposal for the next one so that I can keep my submission portfolio current… my target of four papers a year is slipping fast!
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