In a recent interview, Rebekah discussed with us her struggles and difficulties with writing.
“I am a procrastinator of the first
degree,” she claimed. She was quick to reassure us that it was not that she dislikes
doing the work. There is something in the massive amounts of energy required to
start a piece, which fills her subconscious with dread. Her conscious, of
course, is too busy distracting itself to notice that a project is being put
off. It takes so much thought before she can even start that she needs to create a
clear picture of where she is going. After that she somehow needs to jump-start the creative process
with a small shot of excitement to launch herself over the anxiety it causes.
For her, that anxiety is all but insurmountable. That conflict of
procrastination and anxiety is enemy number one in Rebekah’s academic writing
career.