July Research Thread

[treeoflife]

I think I will finish the book this month. Seven years are coming to an end.

[billtsherman]

531 words today.

Need to spend some time on the fluff article.

[darkstarrynight]

Yesterday I watched another webinar for my chapter. After I made a nice meal, my spouse did sit down with me for two hours last night and we expanded our chapter, but it needs a lot more work. Hu did not realize the deadline was extended, which provides a little relief (we have an extra month). I spent this morning reading all of the literature I have gathered for my solo chapter.

[Parasaurolophus]

Thanks!

I have another set of proofs to look at today. Then... If there's time, I should try to write something.

Proofs done, but nought else.

[Parasaurolophus]

Guests are still impeding my ability to do much, so I'll just aim to read today. A chunk of the book for October, and maybe something else.

[billtsherman]

593 words today.  Taking a nice weekend off.

[Sun_Worshiper]

I was on vacation for the last couple of weeks so I'm getting a late start this month...

July goals:

• Make progress on book project #1 - start conducting interviews, polish proposal, maybe submit proposal to presses
• Make progress on book project #2 w colleague - finish draft of proposal and of chapter 1, maybe resubmit materials to press that expressed interest
• Make progress on article manuscript #1 w colleague - we need to get started
• Make progress on article manuscript #2 w colleague - we're at the polishing stage and ball is in his court

I've been making some good progress on these projects since returning from vacation:

I finished a final draft of my book proposal for book project #1 and started submitting query letters to publishers. One decline so far, but hopefully there will be requests to see the full proposal going forward. I also completed my first interview via Zoom.

I revised the book proposal and Chapter 1 for book project #2. It is now in my coauthor's hands. With some luck we will submit it by the end of July, but August is more likely.

Article manuscript #2 is in pretty good shape and I think we'll have it ready to submit within the next couple of weeks - July is a stretch, but August seems reasonable. I need to make some revisions and then send it to my coauthor to take a turn.

I still need to start on article manuscript #1 - hopefully tomorrow or Friday.

I also need to look over the proofs for a short magazine article.

Turned around the proofs yesterday - these were actually more like a series of requests and suggestions from the editor and it took me a lot longer than expected.

Today I've been focusing on article manuscript #2. I should finish up with it this afternoon and then I'll send it to my coauthor to take a crack. Hopefully he'll take his time so that I can spend next week focusing on article manuscript #1 and on shopping around my book proposal a bit more. I must get to work on manuscript #1 next week (or even this weekend if I can find the time).

[Parasaurolophus]

Guests are still impeding my ability to do much, so I'll just aim to read today. A chunk of the book for October, and maybe something else.

Chunk + a long but fantastic article for a paper I'm revising and expanding.

[Parasaurolophus]

Dunno that time will allow much of it, but it'd be nice to write a little.

[Parasaurolophus]

Dunno that time will allow much of it, but it'd be nice to write a little.

It wasn't super satisfying, but I generated ~1000 words.

[Parasaurolophus]

Just reading today, I think. Guests will be leaving tomorrow (oof!).

[Parasaurolophus]

About 500 words, and 600 words of... a new (short) translation project (!).

[billtsherman]

680 words today.

Started reading the book to review over the weekend.  I'll need to finish it this week.

[Parasaurolophus]

wrote yesterday, so reading today.

[Parasaurolophus]

wrote yesterday, so reading today.

Managed that much.