This book talks about rationalism,how one can identify right things but i am also writting about the empiricism how it is important too,in a way a new ideology of both rationalism and empiricism,i know the book will be very bad,but i love writting, and philosophy is the thing that attract me the most,
Now, why do you say that the book will be bad? If all writers thought this way, then no books would be finished. If you think it's bad, then it'll affect the quality and motivation for it. Just write it and who knows, if you don't have a negative cloud, then the book might turn out to be better than what you thought.
Firstly, I apologize for my absence this past week. I am so swamped by the time I hit the bed I collapse into a deep sleep. I usually log on this forum before going to bed. On a good note, I have been writing daily averaging 800 words. My tally for last week (ending Nov 21) is 3123 words. I have added another 4000 words for this week ending yesterday (Nov 25). My lit review is not complete, but it's in much better shape. I have two sections left that I'll try to power through. I want to move on to the introduction by tomorrow. I need to start combining the chapters to form the thesis. On a completely different note, I gave a lecture on Tuesday via zoom. I was filling in for my advisor. I must say, it sucks! I love teaching in a classroom setting. I get to crack jokes and feed off the students body language. On zoom, crickets! I would hate to be a lecturer during this or any future pandemic. Last point, I applied for a job on Nov 18th via LinkedIn. I barely changed a few words on my resume and sent it off with no expectations. Surprisingly, I got a call in less than 24 hrs to schedule an interview. Yesterday was that interview and it was great for me. I felt like I connected with the director of the company. There is a second round of interviews, so I'll have to wait after the American Thanksgiving to see if I get a call back (parent company is from the US). So between preparing for the lecture and interview, and writing like my life depends on it (it does to an extent lol), I've had a busy week. I'll try to be more consistent here, but thanks to you all for keeping the thread active!
Keep staying strong @Henryforward. Losing someone close is never easy, and I don't think we ever recover.
Clocked 2071 words today (Nov 26th), my personal best I believe. I'm almost done with second of three sections for my lit review. Hopefully I can wrap this section off and move on to the introduction.
That's awesome. You're already doing the damn thing but one book I found helpful when it came to writing was Stephen King's "On writing". It's a memoir from Stephen about his experiences as a writer and his advice for aspiring writers. What King usually writes about is perhaps far from a doctoral thesis but I believe many of his tips are fitting no matter what you intend to put down on the paper.
5414 words this week, bringing my page total up to 203 pages. Just two more chapters until I am done with act 4.
So I used to write poems in a free-verse effort, but a girl this morning gave me a good motivation to try a concept of writing poems: think of a word, a mood, and use both to create a poem. She wrote the first five lines and then I did the rest. See what you think. Should I just abandon my efforts to be more free-verse and follow traditional rhymes and sounds? I'll try to find a free-verse poem I wrote and see what you think. For now, though, enjoy this: Color Skipping through the leaves High up on trees Kissed by the sun Days filled with fun Wind ruffling through my hair Providing a cheerful flair Dancing slowly on the autumn days Loving children on the fray Falling silently on the ground Hardly ever making a loud sound Colorful leaves fly free from trees Waltzing around us in a ticklish breeze The days are short, not long Prompting the swans to sing their song Birds take off in winter's flight Children playing in all sorts of delight Color The ingredient of the season to me.
It's good man just change this to. Hardly ever making a sound. The days are short, ever fading. You want each following phrase to have roughly the same syllables. Otherwise well done. I really like it.
Thanks man. Honestly not doing very well at all. It's when I'm down I can't seem to think logically. And I relapse. Just been a lot more valleys these days.
Don't let this shit sink you down into a hole. Instead, use that shit to spring board yourself out of it! Pushing through the gloomy days and still feeling like shit is a part of life but I know, and I am sure you also know that sooner or later a day of light will arrive and things will start to turn around, at least for a while. Without the shit the good wouldn't be worth much. The shit is beautiful, it gives us a much needed contrast to be able to fully enjoy life. Cherish these bad days because they have allowed you to feel so good in just a few days if you choose to get back on the horse starting right now.
Finished the first draft of the lit review today. Wrote approx 1800 words. Sent it off for proof reading. I started to work on the introduction. I have an outline ready. I'll be writing throughout the weekend!
@Kingler Welcome to the thread! Feel free to ask questions and contribute your writing progress, or problems.
Thank you @Anakin66 for letting me be a part of this thread hope so I'll learn a lot from you guys Hello everyone, I'm new here. I'm getting started from scratch can you guys please tell me how to get started