I'VE WRITTEN THE FIRST CHAPTER OF MY DISSERTATION IN FULL. I know this sounds kind of lame and like I'm really far behind but that's not the case (I think), I've written a very detailed plan for the rest of the chapters too and overall I've got between 7000-8000 words. THE POINT IS I wrote the first chapter in a day (with aid of a detailed plan!!!) and it was my longest one, I hope. There's a possibility I might go over the word count which is scary because I hate cutting essays down. But I'm EXCITED and giving myself the evening off.