I’ve started a dissertation webtext. Whereas the Ungrading blog is the place where I toss around every academic idea I’m working with, the webtext is the actual dissertation-in-progress in electronic format. It’s still technically a blog with 20 posts and a commenting function, but the presence of the CommentPress system enables me to create a linear text while still enjoying the benefits of paragraph, section and whole-text comments.

In short, you’ll see more writing here, but it’ll be better sorted and organized there.

So check it out! My proposal (already approved) will appear there in a few hours, followed by dissertation pieces and a bibliography. While I’m working, I’ll also be writing a short piece on the experience of dissertating with CommentPress (see section 19 of the webtext).

There’s a new user of CommentPress in comp-land: Glenn Blalock and CompPile are using it to allow comments on roundtable statements from the WPA 2008 conference.