publish an article

So about a month ago, my first paper was finally published. It took about a year, partially my fault, but also some things were beyond my control. During this incredibly painful process, I learned a lot—it’s making my second paper much easier.

Still, we academics don’t always get a lot of guidance on this stuff. It’s assumed that everyone knows the best way to do this. A friend recently sent me this article http://tinyurl.com/689hw6 which clarifies the situation.

I gave myself the goal to be finished with the paper this week. I’ve been actively writing it since January—time to get it done. I’m staying home this morning to work on it.

So now I’ve been working on writing it for about a month, every now and then. There are only a few small things lacking in my rough draft, and I’m still not so sure about my discussion, but I think it’s coming along pretty well. I’d like to give it to my supervisor next week and finish it by the end of March.

Last week I had a meeting with my professor—he suggested that with the data I am collecting I could actually write two articles instead of just one!! This could be two whole chapters of my diss!!

Well, I shouldn’t get ahead of myself-there could be some surprises along the way-but I’m nonetheless encouraged by this possibility.

I can say that I am working on the last experiments I need right now and I can begin to start writing.