A little breather, and then back into the project

Ah, for a few days it was nice to think that the synthesis project had reached a nice plateau. I planned on finishing the initial writing portion last weekend, and I met that goal. And that was a great feeling.

Having picked the longer option for my synthesis project, I had the option of sending off some of the chapters to my reader, who is assisting me in clarifying my ideas, editing paragraph structure and offering criticism and comments.

And like any editing project, there are questions, comments and ideas I had not considered. Once I had received my copy back on Monday, I wanted to gasp. And then I decided to not look at the copy for two days because there was other work to consider and I wanted to clear away mental debris to dive back into the project.

I was able to clear debris away for a few days and I'm considering leafing through my copies of Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer and Strunk and White to get a better handle on my writing.

But editing is editing and it can be a joy and pain at the same time. And this process of writing is something I try to take with small manageable doses. The objective word being, 'try.'