Article for ADAJ

I have agreed to write an article for the Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan at the request of Bert de Vries of Calvin College. I am nervous and scared. I was able to deal with the thought of writing a masters thesis because it didn't have to be completed for another couple of years, but this article needs to be written and edited by February 2010. I know I can complete the job well, I'm just really nervous about doing it. I read articles and wonder how I will ever be able to write something in article format and with such confidence. I often find articles very rambling and random. So much information is compacted into such a small article. I want my writing to be sensible, but that means I have to make sense of what I know (my data and information), which is always difficult for me to do. Deep breaths Laurie. You can do it.