Keeping draft revisions straight
One of the challenges of doing the thesis at the stage where you’re submitting materials (chapters, whole drafts) over time — keeping your versions straight. I have set up a “submission folder” to track the versions w/dates in the folder title.
My TD chose to do hand-written notes so we are not “tracking changes” via Word (which is Ok w/me). Organizational skills are an unsung but necessary skill for keeping the stress level down. : )
A format issue that dogs me: making the top margin 1.5″ on first page of each chapter but 1″ on the rest of the pages: easiest solution: make whole chapter 1″ on top and just move the text on the first page down .5″.
Also, I’ve been sending chapters as separate word documents, not compiling the whole draft. as one document…yet.
Proofing the thing is another joy : ( During intense writing/revising periods, it pays to leave it for a few days and go back to see it with fresh eyes.
