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Research and the craft of creative writing

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Three things that didn’t happen in my VIVA (but, I thought they would)

I completed my VIVA in January 2026, and I wrote pretty extensively in a previous post titled How I survived my viva and PhD thesis defence in creative writing about how I prepared. The preparation phase is the most dominant part of the PhD journey. It’s the one we all fear. So, even though I […]

22 April 2026 0

Teviot row house is wrapped in white sheeting and covered in scaffolding.

Cannibalism, crime writing and staffing cuts at the University of Edinburgh

Over the past few years, the University of Edinburgh has been spending like drunken pirates on new buildings, land acquisitions, and facilities like the Edinburgh Future’s Institute and the refurbishment of Teviot Row House. The EFI is a billion-pound investment, and Teviot is under-going construction to increase accessibility and become a nicer wedding venue. But […]

10 September 2025 0

What’s it like doing a PhD in creative writing at the University of Edinburgh?

Starting the PhD I came into my PhD program not really knowing much about what a PhD really was. I knew the basics of my program. Write a 70,000 word novel and a 20,000 word critical reflexive. But I didn’t really know what else I was supposed to be doing. When doing a postgraduate program […]

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