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Research Question: (what you want to have answered by the end of your analysis) –What does it mean to write for a living?

1. STEP ONE: IDENTIFYING THEMES/CODES

2. STEP TWO: Asking questions to track where you are as the researcher in the project. (what surprised, intrigued, disturbed):

Quick data analysis:

1. What surprised me? (Tracking assumptions): This question helps you keep track of your assumptions throughout the research process. When you ask yourself this question regularly, you’ll articulate your preconceived notions about this project and also record how they change.
2. What intrigued me? (Tracking positions) Asking this question makes you aware of your personal stances in relationship to your research topic. What interests and attracts you about your project will always influence what you record and how you write about it?
3. What disturbed me? (tracking tensions) This question exposes yourself to yourself. It requires honesty about your blind spots, stereotypes, prejudices and the things you find upsetting, no matter how small.

3. STEP 3: THINKING ABOUT SIGNIFICANCE (such as revelance to existing literature–this is where course readings might come in [Brandt, Lanham, Gregg, Nakamura])

4. STEP 4: MAKING CLAIMS

Interview Protocol for Juliet

–what kind of writing do you do?

–what’s your writing process?

–what’s the payment structure/form of compensation for academics?

–is there a formal structure for academics to know what is publishable and popular? Or do you just guess? How do you know what is publishable?

–do you see yourself as a passive observer/writer? Or are you trying to prove your argument/research? (I.e. what are the genre conventions and audience expections?)

–what does a linguistics professor do?

–when publishing things, what kind approval structures do you have to go through? 

–what kind of peer review regulation do you have to go through when publishing?

Interview Protocol for Andrew

When did you start writing?

What was your first writing job?

What is a typical day like for you?

What is your writing process as a creative writer?

What is a situation in which you’ve encountered the conflict between market interests and creativity?

What kind of genres do you write in?

Are there any future trends that might affect your work (what’s marketable?) As your job continues, and the economy/market evolves, do you imagine ways where your creativity might be hindered?

How much autonomy do you feel you have in the writing process? Do you feel like you have freedom in choices?

How do you maintain originality when everyone is trying to write to certain demographics and interests? 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YhABPHsQae3fAzkFZg4-b_sG4IZoYWXnOa66HQxWBAI/edit?usp=sharing

For this class, I’d like you to set up a wordpress blog to publish your weekly reading responses and other in-class and out-of-class writing. This will also provide a way for you to share writing with classmates.

1. To do this, go to the WordPress website and follow instructions:  https://wordpress.com/start
   • You should be able to set up the site and use a design template for FREE–you don’t need to purchase anything.
2. You can choose any domain name you’d like. Feel free to keep your real name off your blog if you’d like to remain anonymous to the public.
3. Once you have your site set up, email me (lagman@wisc.edu) the link to your site.