The Life & Lies, Uncategorized

What Does My Future Hold?: 26/31 Days of Blogging Challenge

I was one of those girls. With a scrapbook of big white weddings, huge homes with miles of land, baby pictures surrounded by some of my favourite names. I would start dating a guy and it was almost like a countdown of how long I could last before asking them about their opinions on getting… Continue reading What Does My Future Hold?: 26/31 Days of Blogging Challenge

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The Sunshine Blogger Award: 25/31 Days of Blogging Challenge

Hey there everyone! So I've been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by @9to5blogs THANK YOU VERY MUCH! It's a great boost into the blogging community and I'm glad for the nomination as it's lead to me talking to more bloggers - which is always great! First of all lets start with the rules: 1. Thank blogger(s)… Continue reading The Sunshine Blogger Award: 25/31 Days of Blogging Challenge

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The Pros and Cons of a Creative Writing Degree

"Creative Writing? You mean English...Right?"   "Creative Writing? Is that a module you're doing for your Literature degree?" "Creative Writing? So...Do you want to be a librarian?" "Creative Writing? What a waste of three years!" If you have ever entered, or even considered entering into a Creative Writing degree, I can guarantee you have heard… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of a Creative Writing Degree

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Tweeting For Twits

Posting for the second day in a row?! Am I okay?! #Sendhelpithinkimawriter! WELCOME BACK MY LOVELIES! Did you miss me? If you follow my Twitter account @NP_Brittain I'll be very surprised if you've had the time to miss me! As you may have noticed, the past 24 hours has become a slight writing spam from Facebook and… Continue reading Tweeting For Twits

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Welcome To The Real World

University is officially over! So pleased to announce that despite all the tears and tantrums, I will be graduating with a 2:1 (Second Upper Class) Creative Writing Degree in October. The past four months since my first post have been a whirlwind of emotions from saying goodbye to many incredible people, moving to a completely new… Continue reading Welcome To The Real World

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Post-University Life

I handed in my final project/dissertation/ECP the other day and that felt as good a time as any to start a blog.