The Outline

I've managed to produce a four-page outline for my paper on slave narratives. I've read through about six books, and have gathered what I believe is pertinent enough information. And now I'm sitting, staring at my computer. The time for me to begin to write is here and it's a daunting task. I've jotted down some ideas as I've been going along and can only muster simple sentences. Incoherent sentences. It could be the pressure that I've put on myself to produce this magnificent paper in just a few short days. But I used to work well under pressure. I guess I have to find another tactic. Whatever happens, I must overcome this fear of writing I've developed. When I met with Jessica last Friday, I talked to her about her process of writing. She showed me her outline. I freaked when I saw that it was three pages. But now I understand having exceeded the three-page model. The reason I met with her was because I wanted her thoughts on my paper but all she wanted to do was talk about Heart of Darkness. I didn't want to talk about that book. I still don't like it very much. Maybe I'll have to read it again. I never did get to Civilization and Its Discontents. I knew something would have to give and it finally did. Next week, I have to read texts written during and about WWI. Which means I need to bone up on the actual war. I've got two more papers and a presentation for that class. My presentation is on a series of short stories written by Tadeusz Borowski called This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen. It's about the Holocaust. That should be a fun week.  I'm going to see Two Towns of Jasper tonight. Helen (Australian in my program) is coming with my professor and me. It's at the Lincoln Center and I haven't been up that far since I've been there, so that will be nice. Maybe I'll explore. I'll go scare all the rich people.