Category Archives: voice

am i a ‘writer’?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

The other day I was listening to an interview with the novelist Victoria Hislop. When asked if she thought of herself as a writer, she said no. The interviewer was incredulous. How could someone who had written three novels, the … Continue reading →

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can I get a book from my PhD?

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Well maybe is the answer. Maybe. First of all, all PhDs can generate some refereed journal articles. But not all PhDs have enough in them to become a book. This is because the PhD and a book have to do … Continue reading →

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a musing on voice

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Writing often feels like a private struggle to locate something inside our skulls and bring it falteringly onto a page. Initially the text appears as one that only we can see. Yet the thin thread of language links us to a world of … Continue reading →

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