Oh! Haha, yes, it’s an awkward word for sure. Thinking about the market too early can definitely tie us up in knots. I’m trying the ‘Morning Pages’ approach this year. I haven’t got back to writing yet as I decided to put it away for the school hols, but the MPs definitely helped me get some thoughts together for starting this Substack, so I’m optimistic 🤞 Good luck with whatever you’re currently working on 🧡
I have a manuscript... somewhere... that I wrote as part of a masters degree. I completely lost my way with it, partly I think due to so much conflicting feedback, so wrote The Night Village with no one reading it but me (also possibly not a good idea.) The feedback is what scares me about doing a PhD to be honest, along with having to say exegesis out loud. Congratulations on doing both!
Thanks Zoe, it was a struggle at the end that’s for sure. I never had to read out my exegesis, guess I got off lightly! Such a shame about that conflicting feedback, but that’s a really good point ... feedback can be paralysing when it’s too intrusive or heavy-handed. I really enjoyed ‘The Night Village’, so I’d say your strategy of keeping it close until it was ready for fresh eyes really paid off! 🧡
I meant saying the word exegesis - it always trips me up! And thank you - I think there are benefits to both but writing something with absolutely no thought about 'the market' definitely worked. I need to get back to that approach somehow.
Oh! Haha, yes, it’s an awkward word for sure. Thinking about the market too early can definitely tie us up in knots. I’m trying the ‘Morning Pages’ approach this year. I haven’t got back to writing yet as I decided to put it away for the school hols, but the MPs definitely helped me get some thoughts together for starting this Substack, so I’m optimistic 🤞 Good luck with whatever you’re currently working on 🧡
I have a manuscript... somewhere... that I wrote as part of a masters degree. I completely lost my way with it, partly I think due to so much conflicting feedback, so wrote The Night Village with no one reading it but me (also possibly not a good idea.) The feedback is what scares me about doing a PhD to be honest, along with having to say exegesis out loud. Congratulations on doing both!
Thanks Zoe, it was a struggle at the end that’s for sure. I never had to read out my exegesis, guess I got off lightly! Such a shame about that conflicting feedback, but that’s a really good point ... feedback can be paralysing when it’s too intrusive or heavy-handed. I really enjoyed ‘The Night Village’, so I’d say your strategy of keeping it close until it was ready for fresh eyes really paid off! 🧡
I meant saying the word exegesis - it always trips me up! And thank you - I think there are benefits to both but writing something with absolutely no thought about 'the market' definitely worked. I need to get back to that approach somehow.