I returned my edited, copy-edited manuscript to the publisher today, and turned back to the small matter of my second index. One index wasn’t enough for Yours Truly – I needed to index all the historical publications that I’ve alluded to, which is not at all the same as a list of modern references – it includes lost works amongst those that are still extant.
I did make the list a couple of months ago, but I realised now that it wasn’t in the most useful order. Worse still, I had used tabs rather than a properly formated table, making it just a bit more fiddly to manipulate.
Hey-ho, time for a reorganisation exercise. So I got started … I do quite like bibliographical lists, but this one’s quite an undertaking.
I sat at that laptop so long today that my eyes are dry and scratchy (hello, eyedrops) whilst my neck twinges when I move my head. Owch. I tried a heated oat-pack, and eventually opted for Voltarol gel. Here’s hoping!
I haven’t remotely finished the task yet – it’ll have to wait now until I’ve been to Dundee tomorrow. The trip will probably be a welcome break.
Karen McAulay, Musicologist 