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Tag Archives: fiction
View from Calcutta: Indian universities and the UK
Over the next few blogs I will seek to provide an overview of the educational climate in India, and the extent to which international alliances are changing or are likely to change the university experience .
Why are British universities seeking to find a presence in India?
The Indian government has plans to increase the number of university goers from a current 12 per cent of the population to 30 per cent. In plain terms this works out to a present university student population of 12 million, and a projected increase to 30 million.
I want to present a side to the global impact of the ongoing changes in the Indian university system that is seldom seen in the media.
That is, what is the university experience in India from the point of view of the student and the lecturer?
Rejection and Re-motivation
I received my first rejection letter for my as-yet unfinished novel last week. A proud moment for any author! Advice to writers always stresses that you will receive many, many rejections and that you must learn to deal with them. … Read More
Tagged: creative, fiction, publishing, writing
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Voices in Fiction
Voices I’ve been pondering what to write for this post, as I haven’t been that successful with my work recently. At my last meeting my supervisor again expressed doubts about my main character’s voice — it’s not very believable. Although … Read More
Tagged: creative, fiction, first person, monologue, narrative, voice, writing
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World building with Mind Mapping
Generally, I use a text editor called, er, TextEdit to write on my Mac. There’s nothing but a simple white window, so I have fewer distractions. I found I needed a way to keep track of characters and locations, and … Read More
Tagged: application, creative, fiction, iphone, mindmap, mindmapping, plotting, structure, writing
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Hero Worship
Categories: Classics, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Writing Tips
My supervisor asked me recently if I’ve started thinking about the critical account to accompany my novel yet. I have, but it’s at the back of my mind at the moment, as I’m concentrating on writing the book itself. I … Read More »