Ancient Rome in Film

Dissertation Days (30): Hmmm…

Well, today was a productive day, at least in terms of what I was able to…
Dissertation Days (29): Good Feelings (Mostly)

Today was a very good day indeed in terms of revision and writing. Though I am…
Dissertation Days (25): A New Day, A New Chapter 4

In between the chaos of moving and travel (I’m about ready to set off for another…
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…
Dissertation Days (21): Roadblocks

I’ve reached that stage in Chapter 3 where I know that the end is in sight,…
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…
Dissertation Days (17): Headaches

Much as it pains me to admit it, this has not been a very productive day…
Dissertation Days (13): Breakthroughs

Somehow, it seems that revision and incremental writing seems to take so much more energy and…