In last month’s column, I left distracted and struggling to write as my MA deadlines loomed. At the end of September, I handed in my Creative Writing MA dissertation and writing project. That is, a twelve thousand word academic essay plus fifteen thousand words of fiction. It was a relief to have it all complete, but it was also quite sad. The year has passed quickly, and overall it was a very enjoyable one. When I first started the MA, I only had a vague notion of what I wanted to write about. This was a hindrance in a...









