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First Meeting:

I decided that the project I want to revise is my novella manuscript from my Independent Study with Jesse Miller. When I met with Jesse, we discussed some of the comments and suggestions from the original project. A lot of these comments can be found on the Archival version of the novella. We also talked about the journals I completed throughout the semester for this project. The journals focused on my own suggestions and points that I wanted to revise in a future version. I’m going to start compiling the journals together in order to create a more cohesive revision plan. One of the biggest things Jesse and I talked about was my writing schedule. Since I have a busy semester, Jesse gave me some advice about making time for my writing, specifically setting aside time in the morning. He also told me about a word processor that could help me focus instead of getting distracted by my computer. We’re still discussing a potential novella to read and analyze as part of my research/sources. The novella I read while writing the first manuscript was The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. Once Jesse and I decide on a novella to read, I should be on the right track.

Second Meeting:

I was lucky to meet with Professor Miller because of my schedule, and while our meeting wasn’t a long one, we still discussed some important things. We mainly spoke about the two oral presentations I’ll be giving during the CAS Symposium. He gave me some instruction on how long readings should be for both presentations, and since the LIL420 presentation is shorter, we decided on maybe a 2-3 minute reading. Again, while we didn’t have a lot of time to discuss the actual writing of my project, it was still nice to touch base and get some advice regarding the presentation.

*PLEASE SEE UPDATED REVISION PLAN BELOW*

I have decided to focus on revising my novella draft that I created during my independent study with Jesse Miller during the Fall 2022 semester. This course and the creation of the novella focused on biweekly meetings and feedback while also analyzing and studying craft methods within the Neil Gaiman novella, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. At the end of the semester, my project was around 34 single-spaced pages with 22,634 words.

My plan for revision will focus primarily on writing 2-3 chapters over a weekly basis, with the goal of having around 10-11 chapters and *hopefully* around 22,000 words. During the writing process, I will be reading What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher and studying craft elements that are used.

Schedule:

• 3/13-3/17: Write chapters 1-2, Read Kingfisher p.1-30
• 3/20-3/24: Write chapters 3-5, Read Kingfisher p.31-60
• 3/27-3/31: Write chapters 6-7, Read Kingfisher p.61-90
• 4/3-4/7: Write chapters 8-9, Read Kingfisher p.91-120
• 4/10-4/14: Write chapters 10-11, Read Kingfisher p.121-150
• 4/17-4/19: Finish writing/review chapters, Read Kingfisher 151-END
• 4/20-4/28: Review Peer feedback and implement. Reflect overall on Kingfisher’s craft

Updated Revision Plan:

My original goal of writing 10-11 chapters was incredibly optimistic. Through peer review and just general conversations with some peers, I’ve found that it may be better to focus on quality rather than quantity. Therefore, my new goal for revision will be to focus primarily on chapters 1-4 (maybe 5!) in order to make them the best they can be. I will continue to try and reach my original goal, but at this point, I feel that it’s better to be realistic on the amount that I can accomplish within an incredibly busy semester.