Things that went well when writing this section was, once again, how easy I found most of it to write because I had a simple and concise argument already laid out and a detailed plan to follow. I am really finding this beneficial when writing all of my sections because it means any issues crop up before I actually start writing so they don't interrupt my flow when I am and I can immediately plan around them. For instance with this section I realised early on that my sources were scanty when considering who Alexander had who could succeed him, this meant I was able to research this quickly prior to writing so it was solved by the time I got to the writing. This helps me because less interruptions whilst actually writing the dissertation, I find, help it flow better overall.
Something which didn't go quite as well with this section in terms of argument is that there are some points that I wanted to write about - his consolidation of his empire throughout his life for instance, however I am not so sure they fit in with the idea of the whole section because most of it is about how his lack of a successor impacted on his empire and to have a bit about him during his life doesn't seem to fit in very well. Furthermore when writing about the wars of the Diadochi I was struck with the idea that I was writing a lot about something that Alexander wasn't alive for and my overall argument could be condensed into one sentence (something like "Alexander's lack of a successor resulted in war and death" in its simplest form) and whilst I have left it so far as is it is this sort of thing which I think I need to think carefully about when I am proof reading my dissertation. Do they impact on its clarity? If I am not happy should I just leave it out?
From this I have learnt that when I get to the proof-reading and editing stage of writing my dissertation a potential problem that I may have will be ensuring that everything is relevant to the argument I am presenting. This may involve, as this section has alerted to me, a complete rewrite which while annoying as I have done all the work should benefit my dissertation overall. I am keeping as is at the moment so when I edit I have the first draft exactly as it should be and can work with an overall picture of the dissertation rather than editing it in bits which will be good because it will mean it should flow together and be less 'clunky' if it is edited as one piece.
Something which didn't go quite as well with this section in terms of argument is that there are some points that I wanted to write about - his consolidation of his empire throughout his life for instance, however I am not so sure they fit in with the idea of the whole section because most of it is about how his lack of a successor impacted on his empire and to have a bit about him during his life doesn't seem to fit in very well. Furthermore when writing about the wars of the Diadochi I was struck with the idea that I was writing a lot about something that Alexander wasn't alive for and my overall argument could be condensed into one sentence (something like "Alexander's lack of a successor resulted in war and death" in its simplest form) and whilst I have left it so far as is it is this sort of thing which I think I need to think carefully about when I am proof reading my dissertation. Do they impact on its clarity? If I am not happy should I just leave it out?
From this I have learnt that when I get to the proof-reading and editing stage of writing my dissertation a potential problem that I may have will be ensuring that everything is relevant to the argument I am presenting. This may involve, as this section has alerted to me, a complete rewrite which while annoying as I have done all the work should benefit my dissertation overall. I am keeping as is at the moment so when I edit I have the first draft exactly as it should be and can work with an overall picture of the dissertation rather than editing it in bits which will be good because it will mean it should flow together and be less 'clunky' if it is edited as one piece.