I'm hoping that the reading I'm doing in playwriting on Wednesday will help my focus. I'm going to ask which parts are unnecessary and which need to be expanded on. I think that will help focus my research and reenergize my ideas. Tomorrow I'm going to write up some very specific questions to ask so that I can make the best of reading such a disheveled mess of words.
I have another movie about the afterlife that I'm going to watch and I want to tailor my research for this week more specifically after the reading.
Congratulations on being ahead of schedule! Getting lost can be useful in the research process. It's a trigger prompting you to say, "Stop. Wait. Where am I going?" And given the enormity of your undertaking, it's not surprising that you would get lost at some point.
ReplyDeleteSo, stop for a moment. Reflect on what you've gathered and where it's taking you. Where does there seem to be a center of gravity in your research? in your writing? In what areas do you need to simply "go" (i.e., write and/or storyboard your ideas) and in what areas do you need to develop a stronger foundation in research? Clarifying those questions will help you take the next step.
I'm listening to "The Three Amigos" on KUOW right now--a priest, a rabbi, and a Muslim minister. They live in Seattle and are focused on interfaith dialogue. They would be ideal interviewees for your project. Check out this link: http://www.kuow.org/program.php?current=WK1
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