I've finished my fieldwork, I've done my analysis, and now I'm just... writing. Or trying to write. Mostly staring at walls and procrastinating. 
I keep hearing about "dissertation writing groups" - like groups of grad students who meet regularly (weekly or whatever) to write together, share progress, give feedback, etc. On paper it sounds great. Accountability! Community! Shared suffering!
But I'm worried it'll just become a venting session where we all complain about how hard it is and then go home having written nothing. Or that I'll feel pressure to have polished drafts when I really just need to vomit words onto the page.
For those who've been in writing groups during thesis/dissertation time:
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I'm just so TIRED of writing alone in my apartment. My cat is tired of me too. She looks at me like "are you still here?"
I keep hearing about "dissertation writing groups" - like groups of grad students who meet regularly (weekly or whatever) to write together, share progress, give feedback, etc. On paper it sounds great. Accountability! Community! Shared suffering!
But I'm worried it'll just become a venting session where we all complain about how hard it is and then go home having written nothing. Or that I'll feel pressure to have polished drafts when I really just need to vomit words onto the page.
For those who've been in writing groups during thesis/dissertation time:
- Do they actually help you write more?
- How do you structure the meetings so they're productive?
- Should it be people in the same department or different fields? (I'm torn between wanting people who understand my content vs. not wanting to compare myself constantly)
- How do you find a good group?
).I'm just so TIRED of writing alone in my apartment. My cat is tired of me too. She looks at me like "are you still here?"
