TJ West

Dissertation Days (24): Chapter 4

So, today was the first day in quite a while that I didn’t work on Chapter…
Dissertation Days (23): Is this the End?

At the end of Quo Vadis, the delightfully queer Nero (played by Peter Ustinov) declaims: “Is this the…
Dissertation Days (22): Siiiiggghhh

This third chapter, I am starting to feel, is a right pain in the ass. I…
Novel Weekends (3): Scattershot

As a lot of you know, I tend to be rather scattershot in my composition process.…
Dissertation Days (21): Roadblocks

I’ve reached that stage in Chapter 3 where I know that the end is in sight,…
Dissertation Days (20): Inching Along

Today was a moderately productive Dissertation Day. I didn’t make a huge amount of progress in…
Dissertation Days (19): Weasel Words

Today, I worked a lot in Chapter 3, making sure that I cut out some of…
Dissertation Days (18): Increments

Well, I finally returned to the semi-normal writing schedule. Today, I mostly worked on a read-through…
Reading History: “Mary, Called Magdalene” (by Margaret George)

Since finishing The Confessions of the Young Nero, the most recent literary outing from historical fiction author Margaret…
Dissertation Days (17): Headaches

Much as it pains me to admit it, this has not been a very productive day…