Elizabeth_Jane
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Week 12 of 12
Elizabeth Jane commits to:
Write a feature length draft of Consent.
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 Elizabeth_Jane
June 6, 2017, 7:33 PM
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I have made progress. I’ve spent the week writing – longhand, thinking and feeling with my pencil. But no notes for Suz. Somehow I became lost. And that has become worse today, specifically in the aftermath of an email from Peter who after saying he’d agree to talk about the early days of life with Betty Anne and his boys has decided not to. I’m saddened – and sadly incapacitated right now. I’d decided not to apply for the June Canada Council deadline. But today I’ve learned that it’s the only one that will result in a decision this year. So maybe I’m going to have to go for this deadline after all. As I arrive at the end of my twelve week period, I have not written the draft I’d aimed to write. My goal. I have kept at it. But I have not accomplished THAT. Now, I need a new goal. I'll start with that tomorrow. Big sigh. |
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Elizabeth_Jane
May 31, 2017, 9:56 PM
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I’ve spent the week working through the session with Suz and today returned to my notebook in a real, writing way for the first time since I finished school. Aiming to get notes to Suz on Friday. Or an update. I need to stick with that plan. So fruitful. Ups and downs abound – yesterday hugely down. I’d half planned to see Oksana, colleen Murphy’s opera but I balked. I need to protect my psychic, mental, emotional space – and my time – if I am to write. I chose not to see Oksana for that reason. And the pay off was a full and productive workday today. On track for June 20 Canada Council application. |
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Elizabeth_Jane
May 24, 2017, 5:02 PM
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I’m thrilled with Saturday’s meeting with Suz. What’s needed to move forward with “Consent” became clear in the meeting: I need to explore present day Anne. Many questions emerged as we spoke for almost three hours on Saturday. My task is to dig out those questions and use them as a guide for this exploration of Anne. I’ll aim to re-apply to Canada Council by June 20th. That feels right to me. Time to work, meet again with Suz, draft application & get Suz’s input, finalize and submit. I’ll draft a schedule for myself. I can work with that. Comfortably. So my twelve-week goal for the draft morphs into a subsequent goal for a funding application. There were garden chores on Monday, I’d booked Anne for much needed organization yesterday, Tuesday. Today, I resume work on “Consent”. No more research for now. |
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Elizabeth_Jane
May 16, 2017, 5:27 PM
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Again this week, I have relatively little progress to report on “Consent” as I’ve been waiting to hear from Suz about meeting. I heard last night – we’re set to meet on Saturday and she sounds excited about the notes I gave her. OBSERVATION: note and plan for waiting period after delivery of document. Not like my tutors’ quick turnaround at school! I’ve made some use of the 3 week hiatus. I had a planning meeting with John. Once I meet with Suz, I’ll be in a better position to follow through and create a timeline to a draft and to first day principal photography. I also met with Atik about Deer Woman. It was an excellent meeting. I have to meet Peter soon. I finally completed reading and note making on The Toronto Carrying Place. I’ve begun to read the TRC – 60 pages of a 535 page document. But it is a fantastic read, a fantastic resource, foundational in terms of the political setting of the transfer of land from Indigenous people to the Crown. Goals for the week: Primary • Read research notes and pull out questions & read Suz’s notes to prep for meeting • Continue reading TRC Report Secondary Gardening WIDC apps Theatre tickets |
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