Week 6: Of Student Strife

Nov 11, 2011 | Blog

Week 6. I’m learning about Grammar. Or grammer, as I once stated to a room full of exec’s on a white board. Not even spotting my mistake. I’m reading. Reading a lot. I’m not writing though. This is bugging me, as I have to wrestle with other...

Full time creative writing

Oct 15, 2011 | Blog

After 2 weeks of being a creative writing student I have learnt the following things: I don’t re-read my work out loud and should I really should have applied for an MA instead of a BA. The course is not designed for mature students that work as well. The Uni...

Urban OS

Oct 2, 2011 | Blog

smart cities with Urban OS Great story from the ‘Brave New World’ / ‘1984’ ideology – love it.

Day 1 of Freshers Week

Sep 26, 2011 | Blog

So far: the laundry is on I’ve run out of oats for breakfast so mouldy old bread is toasted I’ve got to clean the cooker I might blog this entire thing as a mature student taking a degree in Creative Writing. {Edit: I might...

Writing tips by top authors

Sep 24, 2011 | Blog

amazing tips on becoming a better writer by 99percent blog. I really love all of these and have discovered many for myself already.

No More Nanowrimo

Sep 18, 2011 | Blog

I have decided today, that nanowrimo is no more. It’s been a great ride, the last 4 years, however I’ve been able to see it’s warts whilst benefiting from it’s strength. Currently, my warts need removing. The strength of nano, has given me:...