August research thread

[sinenomine]

On the list for this month:

1. Finish a peer review of an article
2. Revise and send off a journal article
3. Continue writing an article for an edited collection
4. Think about possible paper topics for an upcoming conference

[mamselle]

Back to Article B, now that the book review has been submitted.

Article A is in my friend-reader's hands, still, but B is due at the end of the month, so it's the focus now.

M.

[darkstarrynight]

August Goals

• Finalize all prep work for sabbatical project
• Work on follow-up study manuscript with coauthors
• Prepare scholarly essay with friend to submit to identified journal
• Draft and submit book proposal

[Sun_Worshiper]

August goals:

• Make progress on finalizing paper #1 (solo) and, if possible, get it to a journal
• Make progress on paper #2 with colleague
• Make progress on paper #3 with colleagues
• Make progress on paper #4 with colleague, which we are supposed to present at a conference in mid or late Sept (ball is in colleague's court at the moment)
• Decide whether to pursue paper #5 with colleague or take it off my list for a while (maybe forever)
• Decide whether to abandon paper #6 with colleague, which has been rejected from many journals and which my colleague is apathetic about
• Deal with rejections or R&Rs that come back to me

[Parasaurolophus]

This month (they're not all research tasks, but they do need doing):

• Write conference panel paper (which will be folded into my next book).
• Complete at least one of two REB supplementary training course things.
• Prepare August Newsletter.
• Update syllabi for the fall (ugh).

Stretch:

• Finish up the paper I started in July.
• Make cosmetic alterations to Co-Authored Paper 3 and send it somewhere.

Today, I'll just start on my conference paper and maybe do some Newslettering.

[Parasaurolophus]

Today, I'll just start on my conference paper and maybe do some Newslettering.

Copy edited everything to date and wrote ~300 words.

[Parasaurolophus]

Just Newslettering today.

[Parasaurolophus]

Just Newslettering today.

All caught up.

I also re-read a paper I wrote in June. Man, it's good!

[Parasaurolophus]

Have to do some more Newslettering today, I'm afraid. Followed by some work on one of those REB courses, I guess.

[mamselle]

Revisions.

Then Article B.

M.

[mamselle]

Revisions.

Then Article B.

M.

I love it when an editor is really, really good.

One I used to write for used to say, "A good editor makes you sound more like yourself."

This editor's suggested revision is almost seamless...it sounds the way I should have written it. 

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

Have to do some more Newslettering today, I'm afraid. Followed by some work on one of those REB courses, I guess.

Fixed a Newsletter crisis, completed one course module.

Also, the governing board of my main professional association has nominated me to stand for election to their ranks!

[Parasaurolophus]

We're taking an overnight trip, so I don't expect to do much today or tomorrow. I suppose before we leave I might put some work into another training module.

[mamselle]

Some article A revisions are back, so finish the review, do those, then on to Article B.

Student at 6.30 PM; move to cat-sitting spot w/A/C at 5.00.

Should be doable.

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

We're taking an overnight trip, so I don't expect to do much today or tomorrow. I suppose before we leave I might put some work into another training module.

Nope, didn't manage it. Oh well.