It's about six weeks since my last blog entry. That would be because it's been about six weeks since I did any masters-related work!
Still no news from the manuscript assessment service. Apparently there were problems with payment from the uni & also my manuscript arrived missing the last 30 or so pages! I sent them another full version by email last week, so hopefully I won't be waiting too much longer.
Of course, when I opened the manuscript file before emailing it off I read my opening paragraphs & realised that not only were they crap, one sentence had a major grammatical error which meant that it made no sense at all! I've fixed it now, but it just goes to show that you really do need a good break between when you put the final touches on your manuscript and when you send it away. If I'd sent that version to a publisher, it would have been in the bin before the editor had got halfway down the first page.
In the meantime, rather than doing what I should be doing (which is working on my exegesis) I've been writing short stories for the Brisbane City Council short story comp. I know I should be writing my exegesis, but I just can't bring myself to face it just yet. Besides (I justify to myself) writing short stories keeps my creative brain going.
