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Happy New Year everyone! Officially two years since I started my Masters in Professional Creative Writing at Coventry University and now I am an MA graduate. Yes, it happened! A roller coaster of a ride and I can't help but be relieved. I have a lot of new writing material to work with and I… Continue reading Here’s to 2023
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
In the past month, I have been writing as part of NaNoWriMo 2022 and it has coincided with my last module as part of my Masters. The Creative Dissertation has been the hardest module but NaNoWriMo 2022 gave me the tools to keep track of everything and plunge into the words. I have not forced… Continue reading Participating in NaNoWriMo 2022
Camp NaNoWriMo July 2022 is the perfect time to do some summer writing. It has been a hell of a year and I am pleased to be able to free write again. I am concluding my MA next semester with the creative dissertation module and hope to go back to where it all started and… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo July 2022
In April 2022 marks another year that I took place in one of NanoWrimo’s Camps. In previous years, I have used the NaNoWriMo events to focus on my fantasy-fiction novel series, Realms of Magic and this year wasn't any different. Originally, I planned to write the beginning of book three of the series, having already… Continue reading Camp NaNoWriMo April 2022
It’s not an exaggeration to say almost everyone believes they could one day write a book.Why Not Everyone Who Wants to Write a Novel Will Follow Through — Novelty Revisions
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
Earlier this month, I participated in NaNoWriMo 2020 with a goal of writing 50,000 words of my young adult book Realms of Magic, Book 2. As mentioned in Participating in NaNoWriMo 2020, I wanted to achieve 50,000 words by the end of November 2020. My goals were to strengthen the content, character developing and storyline… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 – Writing in Chaos
Last year, I participated in NanoWrimo with a project I have spent years working on. For those of you who do not know, NanoWrimo stands for National November Writing Month. The target is to write 50,000 words from 1st November until the 30th November. This year, I have decided to participate again. Recently, I decided… Continue reading Participating in Nanowrimo 2020
The Life of Sophie 