Pre-Writing Tasks

This is a list of things, either mundane or substantial, that I need to take care of before starting on my dissertation writing proper–hopefully, in the two weeks following our move-in in Princeton August 13th, or at least by the end of August.

• Renew the sticker on my TigerCard
• Take out the main library books that I need–above all the TPUS 9 and the CLB I-VI
• Get a “meat locker”–ask Elizabeth Bennet how
• Meet with Peter Silver, possibly Sean as well
• Go through all my text notes, and handwritten notes, and import them into either Evernote or Filemaker
• Go through my Filemaker database and print binders organized chronologically
• Start doing a couple afternoons each week with the New Orleans newspapers on microfilm available at Firestone
• Create a working outline–consult with my existing notes on this subject–along with a plan of what order to write chapters in
• Install and set up Scrivener

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