Getting Ready to Write and Organizing your research

L5 continued

I'm a little bogged down in this lesson. Not able to finish every bit of research before I am going to start writing and it does feel somewhat overwhelming. I'm sure I'm going to need to rewrite and organize but I want to get this lesson done. I think I will probably just write one chapter.

My original outline before this class was based on Who, What, History, Why, How and Where.

I decided not to use interviews for this book other than the interview I did on myself.

To come up with an outline for this class I created a bibliography and printed out all my notes. Then I sorted my notes into piles which I then put into manila folders by category/subject. I then wrote the manila folder subjects into a TextEdit document and arranged them into an outline. Next step will be to choose a chapter and free write.

Here's my current outline for "Don't cry over Spilt paint, Painting as a pastime on location for the beginner.

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I. Why paint on location
    a) Art vs Craft - improve how you paint what you feel
    b) Painting Buddy
    c) Pastime (churchill/ judson)
    d) make you feel more alive, inspired

II. Definitions
    a) History
    b)Trends
    c) Rules?

III. How to start painting on location
    a) mindset
    b) where to paint
    c) Choosing your subject
        i) viewfinders

IV. Composition
    a) Simplifying
    b) Rearranging
    c) Figures
    d) Light

V. What to bring
    a) considerations
    b) size of painting
    c) media/substrate
    d) board, palette, pochade box, easel
    e) techniques
    f) comfort items

VI. Stimulating Aspects
    a) location
    b) changing light
    c) weather
    d) spectators

VII. Reviewing/Reflecting upon/Analyzing your trip and painting

VIII. Miscellaneous
    a) Archival considerations
    b) support the arts
    c) Funny stories?
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by: your instructor 7/14/13
You're doing great work all around, Kat, and I like this outline. Remember that the assignments are here to support your learning, so use them in whatever way is best for you.
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7/15/13
It's taking me more time than I thought it would to research, organize the research, and write. However that's OK. Like JA Konrath says, writing is a marathon, not a sprint.

I'm still working on writing one chapter. Now started writing ideas and notes on 3.5 x 5.5 pieces of paper (old sketchbook that I don't like) and laying them out on a horizontal surface so I can physically move them around. Worked on that about an hour today. Hopefully I can sneak in some more time today but if not, there's always tomorrow.