Full draft, however rough
About 24 weeks· Land it
A complete bad draft beats three perfect chapters. It is the only thing you can revise.
Where this sits
Converting an argument you hold in your head into a document a stranger can follow and examine.
The question this stage answers: Is the argument on paper in a form someone can examine?
This whole block ends with: Ends at your defence.
Others at the same stage
- Chapter outline with one line eachA thesis is a sequence of claims. Get the sequence right before writing prose.
- One complete chapterFinishing one end-to-end teaches you your own pace better than any estimate.
- Full supervisor read + revision roundBudget it. Supervisors are slow and this always takes longer than anyone plans.