By listening to the reflections of Jonathan, Jane and Patti, we learn about the importance of maintaining high levels of dedication, collaboration, and creative energy over time in order to move a scholarly project forward (via numerous drafts and public performances) to publication.

Of particular importance to undergraduate researchers and their mentors, the film also sheds light on the supportive and rigorous manuscript review and editorial processes of Young Scholars in Writing, a scholarly journal devoted to publishing undergraduate research in rhetoric and composition.

The film also features the voice and image of its creator and director, Sylwester Zabielski, whose questions and comments invite Jonathan, Jane, and Patti to reflect on the article's major streams of input. Each participant provides important suggestions, ideas, and resources in order to help Jonathan move his self-sponsored, passionate project into a published essay.