Comments on: The State of My Thesis http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/ Melting down disparate elements to form a new reality. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Thesis Inn http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-46991 Thesis Inn Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:31:02 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-46991 Interesting stuff, looking forward to review your thesis Interesting stuff, looking forward to review your thesis

]]> By: Kyle http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44302 Kyle Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:02:45 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44302 A blank clock with arms. Exactly. A blank clock with arms. Exactly.

]]> By: david http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44286 david Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:45:35 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44286 i like it... - it's like a blank clock with arms... - takes a second to really realize what time it is... i like it… - it’s like a blank clock with arms… - takes a second to really realize what time it is…

]]> By: Kyle http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44275 Kyle Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:18:09 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44275 Well, I was thinking the line wouldn't have any dates on it. So it'd just be a line and a dot. Honestly, I don't know what I'm talking about yet. And yeah, it jumps in and out. Well, I was thinking the line wouldn’t have any dates on it. So it’d just be a line and a dot.

Honestly, I don’t know what I’m talking about yet.

And yeah, it jumps in and out.

]]> By: david http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44246 david Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:52:50 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44246 sounds like a cool idea... - though... - a horizontal line with a dot that moves around a bunch of dates... - to me... - is an obvious timeline... - like the science class timeline of dinosaurs and the evolution of species and man... - unless i'm completely misunderstanding what you're saying... does your novel jump in and out of time like pulp fiction or something? would the text itself be confusing without an actual timeline at the heading of each chapter? am i way off? sounds like a cool idea… - though… - a horizontal line with a dot that moves around a bunch of dates… - to me… - is an obvious timeline… - like the science class timeline of dinosaurs and the evolution of species and man… - unless i’m completely misunderstanding what you’re saying…

does your novel jump in and out of time like pulp fiction or something?

would the text itself be confusing without an actual timeline at the heading of each chapter?

am i way off?

]]> By: Kyle http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44222 Kyle Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:11:30 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44222 Dave -- I was thinking more of a timeline that wasn't an obvious timeline. Like a horizontal line with a dot in the middle of it. The dot would move relative to the line depending upon the date of the section below it. Adam -- I'm absolutely not going to think too hard about this until I'm near the end of my second draft of the full novel. There will be two readers of that draft before I graduate (my advisor + a second Goddard faculty reader), so I'm sure it will all get worked out then. Dave — I was thinking more of a timeline that wasn’t an obvious timeline. Like a horizontal line with a dot in the middle of it. The dot would move relative to the line depending upon the date of the section below it.

Adam — I’m absolutely not going to think too hard about this until I’m near the end of my second draft of the full novel. There will be two readers of that draft before I graduate (my advisor + a second Goddard faculty reader), so I’m sure it will all get worked out then.

]]> By: Adam http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44213 Adam Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:04:17 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44213 In the interest of the story, your inspiration, and just getting the thing finished, I think you should restrain from anything that doesn't totally feel right, right now. My thinking is that writing a book is a huge undertaking and you have to be totally committed and believe 100% in the project. If you start to do things that maybe don't feel quite right, I worry that it could derail the project a bit. Also, if this book is to be published, you will taking feedback from many an editor / publisher what have you who will make (possibly require) revisions and changes before going to print (I'm guessing here). So, I would say to first write it your way, knowing you will have to make changes in time, but better to worry about those later...basically I'm agreeing with your thought process. Having said all of that, if it becomes unintelligible, than you obviously have a problem. I would wait for your advisor (or another reader) to basically tell you that they can't figure it out....before you consider a timeline. Lastly, you are correct, you are being elitist. In the interest of the story, your inspiration, and just getting the thing finished, I think you should restrain from anything that doesn’t totally feel right, right now. My thinking is that writing a book is a huge undertaking and you have to be totally committed and believe 100% in the project. If you start to do things that maybe don’t feel quite right, I worry that it could derail the project a bit. Also, if this book is to be published, you will taking feedback from many an editor / publisher what have you who will make (possibly require) revisions and changes before going to print (I’m guessing here). So, I would say to first write it your way, knowing you will have to make changes in time, but better to worry about those later…basically I’m agreeing with your thought process.

Having said all of that, if it becomes unintelligible, than you obviously have a problem. I would wait for your advisor (or another reader) to basically tell you that they can’t figure it out….before you consider a timeline.

Lastly, you are correct, you are being elitist.

]]> By: david http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44163 david Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:51:09 +0000 http://fluidimagination.com/blog/2008/03/10/the-state-of-my-thesis/#comment-44163 i don't understand what you're talking about when you say that instead of a timeline you'd rather have a symbol that would carry a modicum of meaning... - please explain... - do you mean that at the beginning of chapter one there would be a small drawing of a crescent moon under the chapter one heading and maybe some clouds under the chapter two heading? - a symbol to explain the chapter ahead in a nutshell? i don't feel a need to find out the actual timeline when i'm reading a novel unless it's absolutely necessary in the development of the story... - isn't the timeline the development of the story anyway? - or are you talking about a timeline meaning the actual time and date? i don’t understand what you’re talking about when you say that instead of a timeline you’d rather have a symbol that would carry a modicum of meaning… - please explain… - do you mean that at the beginning of chapter one there would be a small drawing of a crescent moon under the chapter one heading and maybe some clouds under the chapter two heading? - a symbol to explain the chapter ahead in a nutshell?

i don’t feel a need to find out the actual timeline when i’m reading a novel unless it’s absolutely necessary in the development of the story… - isn’t the timeline the development of the story anyway? - or are you talking about a timeline meaning the actual time and date?

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