Allison Furse - ENG 3450

 In terms of revising my Research Proposal, most of it seems very straightforward. I am still working on revising the final draft of my lit review which will involve a little more development of some points and adding an additional source. For the rest of the proposal, I intend to take the concepts and points we've discussed in class and apply them to my research plans. I will detail the work I want to do, how I plan to do it, why it's important, and what I hope to find from it. I'm really excited to continue working on this proposal and to eventually conduct this research as well. 

      Essentially, my entire research topic is a giant research gap. My research project is on the impact of Instagram book reviews on the sales of indie-published books. There is zero research that currently exists that addresses that question. Thus far, all of my research has been peripheral to this topic. I have focused on the importance of book reviews on sales, the use of social media as a marketing tool, and the particular challenges of publishing a book independently. All of these topics together will help to inform my research, but it is hard going into it with no foundation in this topic.