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My Masters Creative Dissertation was the hardest piece of work I have ever done and I am still reeling from it now. Yes, I'd completed one for my undergraduate degree and that was hard but this was on a different scale. People enjoyed reminding me that "they don't give Masters degrees for nothing" and I… Continue reading Creative Dissertation – A Passion Project
I am nearly finished studying for my Master of Arts degree, in Professional Creative Writing at Coventry University. The fifth module in the course is Writing for Stage & Screen. Writing a screenplay is something I haven’t considered, as I am a prose writer, but have always wanted to write novels or short stories and… Continue reading Stage & Screen – The World of Television
It is 2022, a bit late I know, but with 2022 comes the second year of my course, MA in Professional Creative Writing. What a year last year was, I am so glad I chose to do the course part-time studying three modules last year, three this year. A significant reason for choosing this course… Continue reading Emerging Writing Specialisms – Video Gaming
I cannot believe it. I have finished my first year on my MA course at Coventry University. Three semesters made up this year; Genre Fiction, the Novel and the Creative Non-Fiction and Working as a Professional Writer. The third semester was possibly the hardest and daunting yet. I knew there would be a module with… Continue reading The Prospect of Becoming a Professional Writer
For years I have been working on a fantasy fiction novel Realms of Magic. I planted a small seed of a story, taking inspiration from films, TV shows and books I had read. Taking off elements I felt complimented each other and combined them doing my own story. At first, creating the story was a bit of… Continue reading Writing a Novel: Realms of Magic
Back in August and ahead of the proposed start of my postgraduate degree in September, I organised a visit to Coventry University to discuss and put arrangements in place... Coventry University Visit #1 Despite Covid-19 and the uncertainty that the pandemic has caused, I attempted to organise another trip to Coventry University. I had corresponded… Continue reading Studying an MA – Visits to Coventry University
I experimented the different genres for my genre fiction module submission. These were horror, crime, Sci-fi and fantasy. Before deciding which one to use, I wanted to really push myself out of my comfort zone and try something new. I had a think about the creative projects that were on the back burner for me… Continue reading Genre Fiction: A Crime Novel – Imogen’s Dark Secret
Today I submitted my first piece of creative fiction for my MA. After a rocky start with the prospect of a delay in studying, I was pleasantly surprised. All of my course mates are very nice and this made classes a lot easier and more fun. Sometimes I talk with fellow writers casually. Though it's only… Continue reading Writing Genre Fiction: A Crime Novel
As part of studying MA Professional Creative Writing at Coventry University, I have to create a website and blog, similar to an online portfolio. This includes extracts of my writing, details of my journey as a professional writer and my personal development going into the industry. A few years ago I decided to create such… Continue reading Re-Launching #SophieCreates
Earlier this week, I began to study my postgraduate degree, MA Professional Creative Writing at Coventry University. The world has been so topsy-turvy over the past year and this led to my course being postponed in September. I was aware that the course had moved to have a January start date but I didn't let myself… Continue reading Beginning a Postgraduate Degree 2021
The Life of Sophie 