Finished!

I finished my dissertation today. It is formatted, referenced and proof read. All I have to do is press print. It feels great. Having said in The Big Decison that I will probably shelve it I have now decided, following comments from my tutor, that it will go on ice and be re-visited when I finish my PhD. I am now going to spend a few weeks reading books that I want to read. I got The 19th Wife at the September Fire Station book swap (swapped it for a spare copy of Pat Barker's Regeneration as the one I kept has a cover that matches the rest of the trilogy!) and also picked up Francesa Kay's An Equal Stillness from the charity shop which I have wanted ever since I worked at her agents last year.

Nearly There

I can't believe where the time has gone. I have spent the last few weeks on the Writers Journal. As well as musing over my writing decisions, I have also had to look at my work in the context of published novels and other media. Therefore, I have been reading up on everything from strong female characters in the media since the 1970's to epistolary novels of World War Two. I have finished the essay and have spent most of the day working on the referencing for the entire dissertation. Even though I thought I had kept on top of it from the start it is incredible how long it takes to do, particularly when you have to use the Chicago method.