March Research

[mamselle]

So, here we go!

Still working out details on the article-that-wants-me-to-finish-it-now, and getting closer.

More detailed goals after I figure them out.

Twenty-eight days is really too short for a month.

February should be longer--but I know that won't work...

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

It's crunch time for finishing the book. 13 more sections to go. So, in March:

• Write 8-10 sections.
• Write and submit chapter abstract for a fun CFP I saw.

[rota1234]

Last week went quite well.

Goals for the week of Feb 20:

1. Continue work on new journal article (tightening argument/adding secondary resources).
2. Read and write up thoughts on another primary source text for book 2 chapter.
3. Read and write up thoughts on one new primary source for book 1 chapter revisions.
4. Continue applying to every fitting job.


Goals for the first week of March:

1. Continue with steady work on the journal article.
2. Read and write notes on the rest of my potential primary sources for book 2 chapter.
3. Work through very long potential primary source addition for book 1 chapter revisions.

Have a good week!

[mamselle]

OK, based on February's work:

1. Two paragraphs to go on the article-in-process; start overall edit and a revision to finish it off. Send to friendly-readers, do a final revision, and submit.

2. Did enough more on the 3/28 Ppt updates (quick and easy) that it's done; might tweak once more before giving it, but it's essentially finished.

3.  Started the Ppt for the 4/29 talk; it combines previous work from two different strands of resources (verbal and visual), have to blend and explicate.

4. Invited to do a book review by the group for which I did an earlier blog-post, due July 1. Started a file on that, got the book, now, to start reading.

5. The shorter version of an article based on the above invited blog-post was suggested in January and submitted in Feb. for a different group's quarterly;
    it was bumped up for consideration for the annual (better) journal: re-doing to meet greater length and more precise submission standards, due Aug 1.

6. Finish the plan (started) to work with an IT support person to post the Ppt, whether as a podcast, teaching series, online course, or some combination
    of those. I want to post it and have it be seen...have been taking notes on those I've attended or watched online for ideas. Keep going.

7. The book chapters tied to the above have been bumped down due to two more recent deadlines upcoming; still need to be done.
    a. Finish typing in all the hand-written analysis from readings for Intro and Chpt 1, the two chapters I'll submit on query
    b. Go through Intro and Chpt 1, put in order
    c. Send out to friendly readers for input, revise, and re-revise again.
    d. Do query letter; send chapters to #1 choice, see what happens.
    e. (Probably) Repeat, rinse, repeat until I get a bite (hopefully earlier on the list rather than later)

It's interesting to see how things developed (and some grew) over the space of a month's work. This is more precise than I've been able to be in awhile; I  find it encouraging for an unattached/independent scholar in the humanities, although it may seem like small potatoes in the wider academic universe.

Excelsior (onwards and upwards).

M.

[Sun_Worshiper]

March Goals:

• Make progress on paper #1 with colleague
• Make progress on paper #2 with colleague
• Make some progress on two book proposals
• Deal with R&Rs or rejections that come my way

Stretch goal:

Get new paper off the ground

[Parasaurolophus]

Today, gotta plan out my next section and start reading.

[darkstarrynight]

March Goals

• Finalize rejected manuscript with colleague and student to submit to target journal
• Keep working on long-term project with student research assistants
• Complete review of manuscript for journal
• Make progress on conference presentation and manuscript for new study recently completed with colleague and former student

Stretch Goals

• Work on "fun" commentary piece with colleague, consider for conference proposal due in April
• Possibly work on conference proposal due in April for long-term project
• Start on new project with superstar research team (was invited to join)

Today I did set up some documents for the conference presentation/manuscript for recently completed study and also did automatic transcripts via Office 365 online to get us started, though we will need to clean them up.

[filologos]

This month's goals:

• Finish prospectus and send to director


• Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Revise Chapter 1
• Revise Chapter 2 and send to director
• Read for Chapter 3

[euro_trash]

Book proposal submitted to UP
Submit abstract for conference panel


To do:
Finish chapter 11
Make incremental progress on chapter 12
Sketch out paper for October conference

[Parasaurolophus]

Today, gotta plan out my next section and start reading.

Planned out two sections, read four articles.

[Parasaurolophus]

More reading, a little writing today.

[Parasaurolophus]

More reading, a little writing today.

Wrote a few hundred, read four articles.

[Parasaurolophus]

Had a root canalized this morning (thanks, pandemic!),so the day is mostly shot thanks to going to town. Some writing and maybe reading would be good.

[mamselle]

Gnawing away at that paragraph....thanks for the metaphor, Para!

(I didn't realize dinos had dentists. Do you bend down or do they stand on a firetruck ladder to reach your molars?)

M.

[Faith786]

March goals:
-peer review D#3
-draft 500 words A manuscript
-peer review D#4
-Update CV to reflect Google Scholar citation count, h-index, and i10 index metrics
-Update CV to reflect Publons review metrics
-renew research membership 1
-renew research membership 2

Short-term/ongoing goals:
-Try to stay alive, keep calm, and carry on while COVID-19 seems to be going away (finally!) so that research can continue (didn't I say this last year?!)

Long-term goals:
-apply for external research funding #3
-IRB for external research funding #1
-IRB for external research funding #2