tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post2552552436224420244..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: My Thesis....StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69859224239047396612013-10-26T15:08:59.414+01:002013-10-26T15:08:59.414+01:00Thanks Tanya! I would like to publish, but only if...Thanks Tanya! I would like to publish, but only if it can be done without preparing the book becoming a full time job for years... that part of my life is well and truly finished with.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42694505793706596292013-10-26T15:08:26.651+01:002013-10-26T15:08:26.651+01:00Thanks Vicki! Yes, a viva sometime, but I don'...Thanks Vicki! Yes, a viva sometime, but I don't know the time yet... probably not til January.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6776925785285799222013-10-26T15:08:02.115+01:002013-10-26T15:08:02.115+01:00Heehee ;) She was actually something of a late ad...Heehee ;) She was actually something of a late addition, but it was lovely to be able to write about her!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31915030175950690802013-10-26T15:07:42.267+01:002013-10-26T15:07:42.267+01:00It was great fun! I see you have a link in your c...It was great fun! I see you have a link in your comment - was that deliberate?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45450900780824770172013-10-26T15:07:18.957+01:002013-10-26T15:07:18.957+01:00I had to work to pay my way, it wasn't always ...I had to work to pay my way, it wasn't always super fun scraping the bottom of my bank account!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31911643757212423482013-10-26T15:06:49.287+01:002013-10-26T15:06:49.287+01:00I'm afraid it's 10 pages long, so too long...I'm afraid it's 10 pages long, so too long to post here! But if you give me an email, I could send it across. (Ditto to Annabel, if you read this far!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6443954461248013342013-10-26T15:06:13.801+01:002013-10-26T15:06:13.801+01:00Thanks Erica! I have something very vague in the ...Thanks Erica! I have something very vague in the pipe-line... I'm waiting til the viva and corrections are over before I try to make it less vague.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65900154554215931392013-10-26T15:05:37.830+01:002013-10-26T15:05:37.830+01:00Thanks so much Angeliki!Thanks so much Angeliki!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69305509131752727592013-10-26T15:05:17.468+01:002013-10-26T15:05:17.468+01:00It is a wonderful feeling! Once viva and correctio...It is a wonderful feeling! Once viva and corrections are over, I will feel truly winged-up.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28115362003098742162013-10-26T15:04:55.529+01:002013-10-26T15:04:55.529+01:00Thank you Darlene! I was determined not to let it...Thank you Darlene! I was determined not to let it take over my life completely, and I'm glad it was like a duck - serene to appearances, and mad paddling underneath!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55686289054975357322013-10-26T15:01:37.795+01:002013-10-26T15:01:37.795+01:00Thanks Andi! How nice to do it at virtually no co...Thanks Andi! How nice to do it at virtually no cost, you should definitely take advantage of that! And it doesn't need to be as all-consuming as some people make out... but maybe wait til you can leave kiddo home alone :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4470672636733290912013-10-26T15:00:46.613+01:002013-10-26T15:00:46.613+01:00Thanks so much Alison!Thanks so much Alison!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-92230055039309381642013-10-26T15:00:38.390+01:002013-10-26T15:00:38.390+01:00Thanks Iris! I am, at least, proof that it can fi...Thanks Iris! I am, at least, proof that it can finish at some point...<br />The middlebrow conference I've been to a couple of times has moved to Belgium (I think) for next year, for the European middlebrow - maybe your friends will be going!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49749462233756682752013-10-26T14:50:25.337+01:002013-10-26T14:50:25.337+01:00I am always amazed at people who do doctorates in ...I am always amazed at people who do doctorates in topics they don't love - I loved reading lots of middlebrow books, and it was still hard work - I'd have died if I didn't love the topic!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29364602209061828522013-10-26T14:49:43.803+01:002013-10-26T14:49:43.803+01:00The bibliography was ten pages long, I'm afrai...The bibliography was ten pages long, I'm afraid - a bit too long to quote here! But the most useful book for preparing myself with the middlebrow was undoubtedly Nicola Humble's The Feminine Middlebrow Novel, which is a great read as well as academically interesting. For the fantastic, Tzvetan Todorov's The Fantastic isn't a book I always agree with, but is incredibly interesting and set off the modern era of fantasy theory.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71341879004509714262013-10-26T14:48:23.578+01:002013-10-26T14:48:23.578+01:00And those are two books I very much love, and were...And those are two books I very much love, and were very useful in writing my thesis! It would be lovely to be on the same shelf with them, one day...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30452949434330697852013-10-26T14:44:21.044+01:002013-10-26T14:44:21.044+01:00Thanks Sakura! I have to admit, reading through my...Thanks Sakura! I have to admit, reading through my contents page, it still interests me - which is a blessing!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89928206272287522962013-10-26T14:23:59.262+01:002013-10-26T14:23:59.262+01:00Congratulations again, Simon - your contents page ...Congratulations again, Simon - your contents page is terribly appetising. Do you plan/hope to publish it?Tanya Izzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229305256800572696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21428710727355349782013-10-25T13:57:40.514+01:002013-10-25T13:57:40.514+01:00It's a marvellous feeling -- congratulations a...It's a marvellous feeling -- congratulations again, and thanks for the 'taster'. (I probably shouldn't say this, while you're nicely mellow , but you're presumably having a viva sometime -- all the best!)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34314051964434377482013-10-23T18:12:52.232+01:002013-10-23T18:12:52.232+01:00Sounds interesting. Should have guessed Miss Hargr...Sounds interesting. Should have guessed Miss Hargreaves would be in there :)Karolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613986841074083598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57743332191585707752013-10-23T10:16:36.692+01:002013-10-23T10:16:36.692+01:00Your thesis project sounds great! Oh, how I wish I...Your thesis project sounds great! Oh, how I wish I can read the whole paper, or you could share it for other people to read it too. It can be a big <a href="http://thesishelpdesk.com/" rel="nofollow">thesis help</a> for students who are also on the same field as you. It can be a great source of data and information for them to use for their research. Elizabeth Larosanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3934180584629662312013-10-23T10:16:28.724+01:002013-10-23T10:16:28.724+01:00I want to make a thesis but I do not have the mone...I want to make a thesis but I do not have the money for college tuition. I was less fortunateperkofashionhttp://www.perkofashion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70152867465623783442013-10-23T10:12:12.662+01:002013-10-23T10:12:12.662+01:00That does sound fascinating. I'd love to see t...That does sound fascinating. I'd love to see the bibliography too if that is possible.AnnPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41854523719693358472013-10-23T09:31:09.496+01:002013-10-23T09:31:09.496+01:00Congratulations! I'd be very interested to rea...Congratulations! I'd be very interested to read anything you publish from it - do you have anything in the pipe-line?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58730892475026247912013-10-23T07:07:52.720+01:002013-10-23T07:07:52.720+01:00Congratulations on completing your thesis! This is...Congratulations on completing your thesis! This is such an achievement! All the best with your viva. Angelikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051958234143058601noreply@blogger.com