My overall disclaimer is this: since I only went to undergrad in the states and only went to grad school in England, my comparisons are not as accurate as say someone who obtained a master’s degree in both the U.S. and England. BUT I think I am qualified enough to speak about my experiences in…
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Creating a Podcast Episode
It’s finally official – I’ve submitted my final assignments for my master’s degree and the course is finished! Now all I have to do is wait for my grades and of course diploma. To help wrap up my experience, I am continuing my posts of a few things I’ve learned from the program. Previous to…
Literary Festivals
If you are involved in the publishing world, you will be aware of literary festivals around the country, and even the world. At the beginning of my degree, our lecturers informed us of a lit fest that took place in the north of England, which in itself is less common, since most of the publishing…
I Survived My First Semester As A Master’s Student
Yay! The semester ended just last week, and my final assignments were submitted January 7th. Yes, that means I was doing homework over the holiday break, but let’s not talk about that. Instead, here’s what I learned through doing these assignments: Market research My first assignment was to write a report on US and UK…
Living as a Publishing Student – An American in England
Some of you might be wondering what exactly I’m going to school for in England. As the title suggests, it’s Publishing! I will have my MA in Publishing by the end of next fall. Now, you might want to know what that entails. So let me share with you some of the things I have…
Adjusting to school
So this past week was the start of my classes. Since it’s been four years since I graduated from university, I thought I would share my experience with adjusting again to school life, not to mention adjusting to school life in a different country. Maybe a bit surprisingly, even though I’m attending school in a…
Week One in England
To keep everyone on the same page, I was unable to leave for England until September 18th instead of the 13th because I didn’t get my passport back from the visa center in time. But I made it safely! I can’t believe it’s already been a week since I landed in England. It feels both…
A New Journey
Some of you may know, but I thought I would make an official announcement of my latest life update. At the beginning of December in 2019, I applied to grad school and have since been accepted. Woo! It’s been a long journey to get here because of the pandemic, but the time has finally arrived…
February Reads
In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that my resolution for February was to read more. I followed that with a post stating that my resolution had gone well, but did not specify how much, or what I ended up reading during the month. This post is to share that and satisfy your curiosity….
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