Welcome to the Book Chapter Shortcut! I'm so glad you're here.

Before our first Tuesday Zoom, I recommend that you "visit" the primary sources that you're going to be writing about in this chapter—say hi to them, look through them, remind yourself why you've chosen them (and not others).

If you have a little more time, try this exercise (adapted from Emily Doucet's brilliant "Evidence Inventory"):

Describe your evidence:

• Make a list of your evidence or primary sources for this chapter (texts, passages, interviews, field notes).
  
• Briefly describe each piece.
  • What is it?
  • Why is it here?
    
• Reflect: What kind of a collection is this? How will it be helpful for the chapter? for the book?

Variations on this exercise:

• Record yourself talking about your evidence instead of writing it out.
• Describe each piece mentally instead of writing your thoughts down.
• Put a Post-In note on the wall for each source (or group of sources) and jot your notes on it.
• Draw a diagram or picture to answer the questions above.