Wrote this morning, got up and sat at the keyboard with bleary eyes searching for quotes and ideas in the texts I’ve read for my Language and Identity class. It feels good to write in this way, taking on small chunks at a time, not pressured, not worrying about perfection but simply putting placeholders with the ideas to come back to.
This is a beginning, writing consistently for classes. In many ways the assignment for the Language and Identity class is ideal, as it’s about creating responses to the readings that could be useful to us later (including summaries, quotes, connections, critiques). Tonight, I will write again in this way, drawing on the concrete task of a class assignment, working on it well in advance as a way of learning more and overcoming the writing blocks that happen as the deadline nears.
The next step will be to begin writing for my own work, my own self. What is my voice in this academic work? What contributions will my work make? Who do I seek to serve with the academic work I do?