Pen to paper

This morning I spent an hour or so working on a couple figures for a paper.  At some point, I realised that what I really needed to be working on was the text of my manuscript.  Earlier in the week I had laid out an outline of the manuscript so I started writing the methods sections.  These are notoriously "easy" to write and a great way to quickly build momentum for the writing of the draft.  While ultimately I know I'll need to shave down the text in the methods section, for now it's a way to reach a critical mass and hopefully make the process less intimidating. In the afternoon, I once again left school to spend time reading.