Thanks for sharing your journey with us! it's so great seeing other PhD candidates on KZfaq

I am currently in the thick of dissertation writing too. Chapter two is underway. And I cannot thank you enough for timing this video so perfectly--I really needed to hear someone who has been through this process and remind myself there is light at the end of this tunnel.

Recently discovered your channel and already fell in love with the atmosphere! I love watching creative, intelligent, and amazing people🤍 by the way, do you have an instagram?

You will succeed. I can tell.

The physiognomy is crazy. This girl will produce a very intelligent child.

Sorry for your loss. Hope August will be an incredibly good month for you. Thanks for coming back to KZfaq <3

Covid lollll How does any of this help your family or society?!

This was just the motivation I needed thank you 💛🫶🏼

I am a former high School English teacher now, among other things, homeschooling my high school daughter. I had the brilliant idea that she could read some cannibalism focused texts this year! (She is a huge fan of the locked room series.). Any recommendations?

Carson, congrats on your process! I am curious as to whether or not you’ll apply to the job market this year? I am in the process of finishing my dissertation (transforming shitty first draft of chapter 4 into a more polished version) while applying to the job market and ohmygot what a whirlwind it is.

Breaks are important my dear.

great video as usual.

Hi, I have recently subscribed to you and I love your content. Congratulations on your final draft. I don't have a Tiktok, so I am kinda lost about your PhD journey. Could you make a video on how to start the thesis writing process, from the beginning? I am too, doing a PhD in english literature and would love your point of view on gathering sources, making notes and converting those notes into a full draft. Thanks a lot

✌️You look happy at your work... And you have taught me about an application that will be very useful in writing my stories🎉 Thanks for the info

Hello! I love your highlight color system for edits! Please could you explain what you mean by problems in source use?

It’s important to show the struggles I think. Life isn’t always perfect and it ok. It’s just a cycle, the ebbs and flows, just know it will be good again ☺️. Hope you feel better soon ☺️

Your video really supported and comforted me as a person going through a difficult period and also finalising a thesis at the same time. Hope you feel better now (in all possible senses)!

Thanks for sharing the realness! I think everyone goes through periods similar to this and it’s helpful to know you’re not alone.

I hope you get well soon. I get ill too, like a moth ago. I understood that my body needs to rest. Good luck !

Thanks for sharing the real stuff. It helps us feel like we are not alone. My grandmother passed a few weeks ago and I've been having a hard time getting back into my routine since then. I was doing so well balancing everything (work, PhD, research, family, exercise, etc.) and now I feel like I'm just barely treading water.

I'm looking forward to making more videos soon - let me know what kind of content you'd be interested in watching! Straightforward academic writing process vlogs? Details of the novel-writing class I'm taking? Sharing my work-from home lunches and routines? Let me know what kinds of videos you find interesting, or what questions you have, below!

How is your dissertation going ?

I have a folder with my first and only completed novel in it, too! 100-something handwritten pages of stained looseleaf paper. lol.

We missed you on you tube!! Your videos are so motivating 🤍

Miss your videos !

congrats！！

So you wrote a novel while working on your PhD and while having a KZfaq channel? And I am here telling myself that I will continue with writing once I finish my master's thesis while the KZfaq channel is a wish I plan to work on one day. I mean the second one. I have given up on my first a year and a half ago. OK, I can do it. I can finish my thesis by the end of the summer and defend it before the classes start in the next school year. Then I will be free of guilt for following up with my passions because there will be no "I need to study instead." demon following me around. Just... There is so much resistance. It is making my life much harder than it needs to be.

I love how simple you made the outline look. Would love to see a video on how that actually looks in practice and how you you go about creating it. I’ve just finished outlining my first book and have really struggled with organising my ideas, so that would be really helpful 😊. Thanks, Adele

Ive only just discovered you & I love your vlogs! I find them so centering and inspiring, I love the way you discuss your work & process. Would you be open to share where you bought your hourglass? I cant seem to find any online

Wohoo

thanks for your videos, they make me feel less lonely navigating my bachelor's thesis

even though i'm not pursuing a Ph.D yet, this is SO relatable. Love your vibe.

Your meals look delicious! Could you do a vlog on the challenges you experienced while in your final year ?

New subscriber!!! ❤ love this vlog

Finally, a proper overview of this book. Eloquently spoken and I'm so jealous you got it for free. I've been so close to pulling the trigger many times, but (and don't laugh)...can you actually read it? Her handwriting looks illegible!

Yay congratulations!

This is soo funny, thank you for sharing your journey. It is soo inspiring❤❤

Looooove it❤😂😂

Is this Andorra? It’s so beautiful and peaceful ❤

Congratulations! Finishing a book is such a big deal and I'm so happy for you!

Thank you for incorporating our track! 🎻

One strategy that I have is trying to just write 500 words, they can be terrible but having them out of my body helps along with writing a "zero draft", it feels like intimidating than a first draft and on one sees it but me.

Thank you for sharing (found you here via tiktok)! I'm also working on my dissertation and this video felt so grounding for me, love it!

Can you do a tour of your computer setup or list what you have?? I love it and would love to have something comparable for a WFH setup! ❤

You are doing amazing! Keep going❤

First of all, HORSE! 💙💙💙💙 Second, I know the feeling of bad habits. The only way for me to really rest is when the universe forces me to. At first, I don't like the feeling of resting. But after a few hours into it, I'm always more than thankful for it. You're doing a great job! The sceneries are beautiful ^^ don't forget your breaks 💙💙💙💙

I'm a U of I alum and I've never seen some of the topography you have apparently discovered 😂

Your videos are always so honest and as a fellow PhD student I appreciate that so much! Thank you for sharing your journey and being such an inspiration!

what’s the bookstand you are using at your computer desk ? it looks so sturdy 😮

Great video! I have two quick questions. First, where did you get the see-through cup? It's beautiful. Second, what is the probability that in the future I share a short story, maximum 15 pages, and you provide minor feedback whenever you have the time? Thanks!