Nearly 10,000 words into this chapter draft and I still haven't got to the twentieth century. #menandwar #amwriting #history #longueduree
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It turns out that I can no longer multitask in quite the same way I could when I was a student. So, as I have some imminent deadlines, I will be focussing on #thereturnofthesoldier for the next couple of weeks. Hopefully percolation time will help when I return to #menandwar. (2/2) #amwriting
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It has been a hot minute since I did a writing accountability post. This was due to a) half term, which is not conducive to focussed writing and b) trying to write both #menandwar and #thereturnofthesoldier at the same time. (1/2) #amwriting
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Late writing on the 18:33 from London to Leeds. A couple of messy paragraphs on 18th century regulars and impressment. Tomorrow will be French conscription and lots of references to @historymatt.bsky.social’s work. #amwriting #menandwar
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Today’s writing accountability: 1 sentence. Crowded Grand Central trains are not good places to write, and I still can’t work out how to get from where I am to mercenaries and where camp followers fit. A problem (again) for tomorrow. #amwriting (slowly) #menandwar
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Today’s writing accountability post: two more paragraphs, probably in the wrong place at the moment. I’ll think about moving them tomorrow. #amwriting #menandwar
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Today's writing stint has involved trying to summarize the events and significance of the Hatian Revolution, something I have not attempted since I lectured on the subject for @gsoh31.bsky.social's Atlantic Histories module nearly twenty years ago. #amwriting #menandwar
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Today felt like I spent more time crossing out than writing, but there is another paragraph on the page (and a lot of reading about the Latin American Wars of Independence to do), so I'm taking that as a win. #amwriting #menandwar
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