The Gusto

I may work on the diss today. I'm reading a book about writing by Ray Bradbury. He suggests that writers absolutely approach the writing with gusto. Gusto's been missing from my project, I have to admit. Getting some gusto could be the key. I'm working on a chapter that describes all the work that went into revising a kid's story. We traded that draft back and forth quite a few times. Sometimes my suggestions seem pretty good. Many, in retrospect, seem kind of dumb. That's why it's hard to find the gusto. Sitting down to write about dumb things I have done just isn't a heck of a lot of fun. Sure I think about my dumb mistakes almost constantly, but writing them down for committee members to read is a wee bit tougher. But with some gusto, I'm going to be knocking that chapter out. A four day weekend is the perfect place to find gusto. No worries.