Where Has The Year Gone?

Wow, where have the days good? In true blink-and-miss-it style the year has passed and we sit at the last week of December already. I know I've been super absent from the blog, and actually without good reason except that working is my focus and I've not had much to offer advice or chat about. …

On Blogging

Once again, I said I would get back into blogging or at least some kind of blogging schedule, but it doesn't seem to have happened. There are those days we pass by and then look back on the quizzically. As in - how do they pass so quickly? I do keep saying it (!), but I have …

Being a Writer Sucks

There is not a more disheartening career for a graduate than that of the writer. Jobs are far and few in an industry that’s office-based from big cities if not only the capital, and the English writer is unlikely to access a remote internship. But it’s not just about the industry. So many successful writers …

The End Is Nigh

Good luck to all the finalists (I don't know how the system works in other countries, so I guess this is tailored to the UK) who finish their degrees verrryy soon. Me included. 5 exams down, 1 to go. More revision pics. Because revision. Seems to be my life right now. In my gorgeous vintage …

7 Quick Takes: Exam Confidence

7 Quick Takes Friday is hosted by This Ain't the Lyceum. ~1~ Work at things until they’re rote. If revising a certain topic bores you, you're probably at the stage where you understand it. ~2~ Use acronyms, aphorisms, ascriptions. Start associating the names you probably won't remember by themselves with phrases that you'll be able …

RSW 17/08/15

Apparently we are getting near to the end of Ready, Set, Write! This year, even though my summer lasts for another month and a half. That’s what I get for not having internet for over a month! Let’s have one last crack at our goals, before manuscripts and manicures next week. How I did on …