Brief writing update

I sent my conference paper to my writing buddy, who gave me some fantastic feedback.  I'm so fortunate to have some really insightful, smart colleagues to work with.  I've revised based on the questions she asked and the suggestions she made--I still want to tighten up my thesis statement, but it's close to done.  Now to start thinking really hard about my prospectus.  These accountability groups I'm in are really, really helping me stay on task!