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May 04

One howl or halleluja

Posted on May 4, 2012 by kldawes

The best BEST bit of last week’s postgrad conference at Uni was Gillian Clarke, our lovely National Poet, doing a reading in the Drwm in the National Library. This is a woman with an amazing lust for life — she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in phd, poetry, university, wales, writing | Tagged aberystwyth, conference, gillian clarke, phd, poetry, postgraduate, uni, writing | Leave a reply
Apr 23

dancing it done

Posted on April 23, 2012 by kldawes

I’ve had a tough time writing chapter 13, maybe nerves as I’m getting close to The End! (Which of course will be nowhere near really as then I have to go and sort it all out with lots of red … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, phd, productivity, writing | Tagged breaking, creativity, dancing, inspiration, phd, uni, writing | Leave a reply
Mar 13

New tools — on being a digital researcher

Posted on March 13, 2012 by kldawes

Vitae’s Digital Researcher 2012 conference took place last month in London; I attended from the comfort of my desk in mid-Wales and for free. They’ve made loads of resources available online so you can benefit too. I’m going to write … Continue reading →

Posted in phd, writing | Tagged #dr12vitae, phd, twitter, uni, vitae, writing | Leave a reply
Jan 03

Me at Aber Uni’s first Book Festival

Posted on January 3, 2012 by kldawes
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The lack of updates is due to a technical issue I had zero time, patience or clue how to work out! But I’m very glad to have my blog back. I recently took part in the first Aberystwyth Uni Book … Continue reading →

Posted in job, university, writing | Tagged aber, festival, publishing, uni, writing | 1 Reply
Sep 09

Boardmasters

Posted on September 9, 2011 by kldawes
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Sometime in July I got an email out of the blue saying, do you want to go down to the Relentless Boardmasters festival in Cornwall and report on the event for bmibaby? Easy choice that one! Two VIP tickets to … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, clients, cornwall, writing | Tagged blogging, bmibaby, boardmasters, cornwall, festival, foursquare, music, newquay, party, surf, twitter, watergate, writing | Leave a reply
Aug 08

Living in Paradise

Posted on August 8, 2011 by kldawes
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The Llangrannog area has always been my inspiration and muse. Recently I went out in ‘Lowri’, my boyfriend’s dad’s traditional Cardigan fishing boat, for a pootle around the bays. Who wouldn’t find this place inspirational? People tell me I’m ‘lucky … Continue reading →

Posted in wales, writing | Tagged crannog, fiction, llangrannog, lochtyn, novel, phd, wales, writing | Leave a reply
Jul 12

Surfing, The Essential Guide

Posted on July 12, 2011 by kldawes
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Surfing, The Essential Guide published by Need2Know came out on April 1 and has been doing quite well, at least locally! It’s a how-to guide for beginner surfers, aimed at younger surfers but relevant to anyone who wants to get … Continue reading →

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Jul 06

Lunar Attic

Posted on July 6, 2011 by kldawes
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I wrote several versions of Chapter 1 of my novel to show my supervisor, and put one of the rejects forward for a postgrad publication called The Lunar Attic. It didn’t fit the novel, but it worked for their premis, … Continue reading →

Posted in writing | Tagged fiction, phd, short story, writing | Leave a reply
Jul 04

Freelancer Academy

Posted on July 4, 2011 by kldawes
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A couple of months ago I took part in the GoWales Freelancer Academy, which aims to help graduates set up their own business. I’ve been freelancing here and there, but if I want my Perfectly Put to support me and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged freelancing, perfectly put, subbing, writing | Leave a reply
Jun 17

Perfectly Put 2.0 (Beta)

Posted on June 17, 2011 by kldawes

Blogger broke my blog spectacularly, and I lost Dreamweaver in a hard drive crash, and I gave up on PP while I was busy with other things. But I’m back now, and this will become my portfolio and blog site … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Put

Charting the writing life of Kat Dawes. This blog reflects my love of all things techy and writing, with updates on my PhD, life at uni, using tech in research, freelance writing and the odd rant. I am currently working on a PhD in Creative Writing at Aberystwyth Uni, writing a novel and exegesis focusing on myth, identity, landscape, liminality, gender and the ocean in Welsh lit and surf lit.
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