tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27287415.post5964205924447133830..comments2024-02-15T21:58:26.524+13:00Comments on a musing space; a performance in progress: Some writing got wrought, and I am now right on trackailsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10247094621951852148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27287415.post-33239424707292605092010-04-11T17:37:32.442+12:002010-04-11T17:37:32.442+12:00That's some beautiful advice :)
thankyou, ails...That's some beautiful advice :)<br />thankyou, ailsaailsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247094621951852148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27287415.post-16647653249530751862010-04-11T14:12:07.792+12:002010-04-11T14:12:07.792+12:00Lovely post Ailsa. You're not alone in this w...Lovely post Ailsa. You're not alone in this wrestling match with self to transfer the thinking we do in our heads into a written text that may or may not ever be read!!<br /><br />It's easy to become defensive in the face of expectations of others, like the examiners and those within the discourses we are writing to, as these invisible voices do take on mythic proportions at times. But I think it's our own expectations that are at the heart of this struggle.<br /><br />The struggle to write is understandable when we remind ourselves that we're not simply transcribing, the very act of writing is an act of thinking out loud. For me, it is the ultimate sense making activity.<br /><br />Because of this, the struggle for me is not reserved for the final writing stage of the thesis (where you are just now) but has been with me since the beginning. I wrote a blog post about this upon reflection of my confirmation (http://leadershipliteracies.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/research-design-and-fugues/).<br /><br />One thing that helps me when I get too close to it all, is to remember the wise words from a Winter School some time ago. It was either Brian or Andy who reminded us that "It's not about being interesting, it's all about being interested!!"<br /><br />Put another way (thanks Viv McWaters) sometimes in order to write we just need to "put down our clever and pick up our ordinary".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com