Validation

I had my last lecture this week. We went through our novel outlines as a group with our tutors. I have to say that I was rather nervous as I have been researching it for so long and not shared it with anyone. It was very well received and I know what I need to work on. Writing a synopsis is very difficult but I did it in the first person which lent it vitality. All I have to do now is write the novel. I've been assigned a tutor to work with over the Summer and I will update my blog as I go.

The Third Degree

In my post on 3 January, I mentioned that the novel outline I was working on for my coursework was for a novel that I now knew would be written. I can now reveal that the reason is that it formed part of the MPhil/PhD proposal that I started pulling together before Christmas. I have just had the exciting news that I have an unconditional offer. I am really looking forward to cutting my teeth on the present novel and then focussing on one project for two to three years. All I need now is for work to agree to my application for two years unpaid leave.