What is the subject of the paper?

I'm a horrible writer, myself. I overdo the writing! I can't explain it. I think I'm so fucked up, man! I'm going to be taking my first college English Course for the second time (Failed the first.). I'm so scared, man! How many years have you been attending? And 80 pages? FUCK! I'm not cut out for this shit, man!

Not knowing where to look for information is not writer's block.

I'm a horrible writer, myself. I overdo the writing! I can't explain it. I think I'm so fucked up, man! I'm going to be taking my first college English Course for the second time (Failed the first.). I'm so scared, man! How many years have you been attending? And 80 pages? FUCK! I'm not cut out for this shit, man!

I'm in my last graduate class (thank god) but i'm in the middle of writing the second section (there will be six in all) of my paper which has to be 25 pages long and is due on Friday. So far I'm written a whopping 2 pages and I can't seem to find the sources I need to get my mind flowing. I'm thinking about just turning in for the night since i've already wasted 3 hours on staring at the damn screen trying to think of something else to write or some sources to find. I hate this, the whole paper will be 80 pages...and I can't seem to get through the 2nd fucking section!!! I ended up emailing my teacher asking her to give me some pointers on what to do next because i'm stuck.

I'm trying to start off early in the week with this shit so I won't be bogged down by the time Friday comes, but my mind never seems to work when I want to do shit early, it's always at the last minute that I can churn out a paper in the wee hours of the morning on the date its due. Just how retarded I am I guess.

So there's my rant for the night.
[Edited 2/3/09 19:43pm]

Mysterioso said:

I feel your pain. I just too English Comp 1A last fall. Apparently, the first English Comp class is supposed to be like writer's boot camp - that's what what I heard a few people in the class say, as well as my history teacher say. Not only does one have to write objectively, they also have to cite according to the proper citation guide, etc., etc. A suggestion right off the top - if your school has tutor's available, go set up and appointment. I did it for my first paper, and that got me off to a good start.

the second section of the paper is about the literature review, which means I have to search for a shit load of sources and find out what the experts say about my topic. I have three sub questions also which expand on the main research question, but i'm having trouble finding sources about what experts say regarding marketing research. We have to use peer review articles and journals, basically no online articles since some are just based on personal "opinion" and could be biased.

missfee said:

Okay, first off, don't beat yourself up. Anyone who would have to write so much on a topic that I can't help but to think is relatively new and therefore, the evidence is out there, but it's a matter of credible sources; anyone who goes there already gets an A in my book. I went through the same thing with my piddly 10-page research project last semester.

missfee said:

Not to burst your bubble, but there are plenty of peer review articles that are based on personal "opinion" as well, so don't beat yourself up over that.

Have you tried looking through some of the trade publications like Advertising Age or Broadcast and Cable with regard to ads? Also try some of the medical journals like JAMA or the New England Journal of Medicine and look for weight loss studies. Also check out Center for Science in the Public Interest.

As for writer's block, you can have all the sources and research available to you and still now know what to say or how to say it. Try to focus just on writing in chunks of 10 pages at at time and take a break on occasion unless you really feel the words flowing from you.

Have you tried Absinthe?

BlackD said:

what's that?

Have you tried Absinthe?