Rosa Ainley Writing workshop - see slide showIntroduction of ourselves,katie, british, dubai and looking at repetition, routine and disruption through textiles and bookmaking with other options.What worries do we have about writingme: Too much research, getting overwhelmed and filtering.P: keeping to the subject.T: Staying on topic, in 2000 words!M: At this point my concern is having something valuable and of importance to say about my workJ: My biggest challenge is limitations in writing:what to select?K: Getting a title that is not to broad or to narrow to work in.E: discussing our work, if you have gone down many different routes/ processes / concerns - should we hone in on a particular aspect of our work?R: creating a tight thesisR: What do we write about?K: Starting researchJ: starting relevant research, and where to find itWho what where when - title is one of the things you use to guide your reader but it is also what guides yourselfspend a lot of time thinking about a title that is neither to broad or too narrow. What are the finer points I want to communicate to the reader.See slide 5slide 6: quotes - things to consider - less about your opinion about whether its good but more about why or how you think its good. Not just your own but also the work of othersslide 7: activity - object based writing:sources: grey literature and empherera - images need to be relevantSlide 8: basic essay structure - See slideIntro, the 3-5 sections and relating each to your argument and then conclusion, the response to the question and how the ideas/images/example bring you to that response.if you are going to break out and do something very different you need to be clear to reader why you are doing that.Activity: create a diagram to 'map out' essaydrawing diagram - to map out my essay - then write out a skeleton for your essay -This relies on having a focus but I don't feel like I have a focus.I don't like being put on the spot with stuff like this. I feel so uncomfortable and unprepared and that makes me freeze up even more as I start to panic. So them instead of being the intelligent and coherent person I know I am I just shut off and give up as I can't find the words.try not yo jump in to research until you're sure what you are looking for.proof reading - scale up and print or read txt aloud which helps with tone etccan contact Rosa afterwards phew! See google keep notes for emailpost things from the workshop in to the journal, tutorials in march and be prepared for those. also book in for visiting lecturer tutorialspop tutorials next week