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This was fascinating. Thank you. I'd love to do a creative writing PhD. However, there's no mention of funding, and how to see yourself through three years. Can you expand at all on that element? Thank you and good luck!

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Nov 2Liked by Yasmin Chopin

All the best for the home straight Yasmin!

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I'm impressed...very impressed, in fact. The amount of work that went into this project is mind-boggling to me...which is another way of saying this kind of program would be good for me in developing discipline in my writing.

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Nov 3Liked by Yasmin Chopin

A truly fascinating piece! I enjoyed every word.

Congratulations on choosing to make this journey. Despite the time and hard work, it’s like a gift to yourself.

Best wishes in your submission and its success!

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Congratulations Yasmin- that's a huge piece of writing! I'm slowly thinking my way through an idea for a creative writing PhD but it;s simmering on the back burner while I'm looking after my dad. I did an MFA about 10 years ago at Kingston Uni. It's an American style degree, more than an MA and less than a PhD. I wrote a portfolio of poetry - the equivalent of 40,000 words and a long dissertation - can't remember the word count. I loved every minute of it and the collection of poetry was published a couple of years later, so well worth approaching publishers with your manuscript. Good luck with the final edits and formatting!

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Thanks for re-stacking my post Summer!

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Congratulations on completing your doctoral thesis! A major feat.

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Nov 20Liked by Yasmin Chopin

Good luck with submitting and the viva! I did my PhD own Creative Writing part-time over 6 years at St Andrews. Blasting through it in 3 years in an impressive feat! I really enjoyed mine, and I still get a kick out of putting Dr when I'm filling in forms :-)

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Nov 21Liked by Yasmin Chopin

Oh my, plenty of people do doctorates later in life! I’ve supervised people in their late 60s. I was turned 50 when I got mine.

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