December 5, 2007
International Academic Writing Month: the Final Scorecard
Thirty-four days ago, we marked the onset of International Academic Writing Month, in which a few dozen scholars publicly pledged to stop procrastinating and to crank out a dissertation chapter or journal article.
Leading the pack is Chaser, a Muppet fan who reports having written 20,338 words. (She seems to be slacking this week, however. She’s established a new monthly goal for December, but her meter indicates that she’s written only a single word.)
And two participants had a little side bet going, in which the less-productive writer will be forced to wear an ugly Christmas sweater on her campus.
It’s not quite as astonishing as the ones pictured here, however.
(Photo by Flickr user barrio dude.)
David Glenn | Posted on Wednesday December 5, 2007 | Permalink
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