NetherlandsFloriaan Quirijn Isaac van der Knaap

The Country

Description of Project

• Write a book.

• The Netherlands: History, Geography and Culture.

• Travel.

• Photos.

World Cup (WK)

Process

• Picking a topic.

• Read books about the Netherlands, and other travel books.• Bill Bryson• Lonely Planet• The UnDutchables• How to Survive in Holland• Silly travel guides.

Process Mark II: Writing

• Begin working in August.

• Scrap the whole thing.

• Organize the project better, with more background.

• Talk with Lisa, Vanessa and family about the project and what I want to write about.

• Write the first drafts.

Process Reloaded

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• Blurb Drafts

Challenges

• Time management.

• Keeping track of current and finals saves/drafts and finding the right ones to email.

• HOLLAND FOR 4 WEEKS WITH ONLY THE CLOTHES OFF MY BACK AND A NINTENDO DS: A NOVEL BY FLORIAAN VDKNAAP

• Balancing (juggling?) all the work.

• Technology.

Skills acquired

• I actually start projects in advance.

• Trust other people to look at and critique my work.

• Understand better how to write towards a goal.

• Understand how to put things in stupid unresponsive book programs.

•AKA BLURB

Thanks to

• My Family.

• Lisa Del’Favero, my metor.

• Vanessa Sellers, my outside consultant.

• Willem and Eelco, and everyone at the Hotel Ambassade in Ambassade.

• Baja van Hulst, for giving some of her pictures.

• Devon Parkes and the Senior Project Team

Ross School and Courtney Ross

Stuff to add

• Picz

• Need background. + this slide theme sucks change it another time. oxoxo

• Def some txt yo

• But mostly pics to fill space and give people “something to look at, if that makes any sense” – Gerard Doyle, Esq., Senior Project Presentation Briefing.

Process

• Write.

• Scrap and write.

• Talk to Vanessa, Lisa and family, then keep writing.

• Edit edit edit edit edit edit.

• First draft of book.

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• Final draft of book BLURB