writing up papers

[Adam Blatner]

 This is NOT a nudge, but a more general answer to the listserve.
     1. It's a good question, as the readership depends on the journal to which the paper 
is being submitted.

   If it's the Journal of Creativity in Mental Health--- an adjunct to the American 
Counseling Association, then imagine it being to therapists who don't know much about 
psychodrama. They may or may not have read my paper a year ago or so about Moreno. It's a 
journal that's receptive to action methods and other approaches to creativity, but the 
readership may not be into drama per se.

    If it's the journal, The Arts in Psychotherapy, then it's to creative arts therapists 
who may know little about drama per se.

     For the JGPPS or whatever our ASGPP-affiliated journal will become or be renamed, 
assume the reader knows something about psychodrama---the equivalent of an introductory 
article.

      For other psychodrama, journals, assume they know nothing about psychodrama.

Does that help?  What do others think?

   Warmly, Adam

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From: "HV Psychodrama" <hvpi at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Adam Blatner" <adam at blatner.com>; "Peter Howie" <peterhowie at macquariehouse.com.au>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: writing up papers


> One of the challenges I have in writing is trying to decide who my audience is. Other 
> psychodramatists, therapists who have no psychodrama experience, creative arts 
> therapists.
> The other challenge has always been time but!!! I am giving up two days a week at the 
> hospital where I work, and am hoping to begin writing in the new year. I am writing it 
> here as a sign of my commitment.
>  This is not an invitation to nudge me, Adam!!!!:-)
> Rebecca