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The Moonlit Maze on Netgalley
Hello, Dear Readers! A quick update today and the title says it all: The Moonlit Maze is now available to download on Netgalley! My...
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An Eddying Flight
A website for readers, writers both published and working-on-it, writing teachers, budding academics, and anyone who is interested in stories. Welcome!
Join the ongoing (mis)adventures of Zoë D. Marriott, novelist, freelance writing teacher, and doctoral candidate at the Open University...
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zdmarriott
Jul 304 min read
New Book! The Moonlit Maze Cover Reveal & Pre-Order Links
Hello, Dear Readers! It's been a while, I know - I'm currently staring down the final straight of my PhD thesis and will begin a new...
zdmarriott
Sep 27, 20238 min read
Surviving the Query Trenches, & Finding a New Agent
Hello, Dear Readers - welcome back, and my apologies for the long, long, loooong blog hiatus this summer. Things have been happening,...
zdmarriott
May 1, 20232 min read
'Re-Imagining Beauty' & 'From Here to Eternity'
Hello, Dear Readers - welcome or welcome back to An Eddying Flight. Today I bring you some delightful linkity. Firstly, my debut...
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Apr 17, 20233 min read
My First Public Lecture - "Next Generation: Arts" Public Lecture series
Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to An Eddying Flight, my beloved blog that I don't manage to update nearly as often as I should (I'm...
zdmarriott
Feb 27, 20237 min read
Publishing my First Academic Journal Paper
Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to An Eddying Flight where, today, I'll be talking about the process of getting my very first journal...
zdmarriott
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Best Writing Advice Podcast
Hello, Dear Readers. and welcome back after my - slightly longer than expected - seasonal hiatus. I hope everyone had a wonderful festive...
zdmarriott
Nov 28, 20227 min read
Reflecting on my Research Trip (Part 2: Whitby & York)
Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to an Eddying Flight and to my reflection on my first ever PhD research trip, which took me to both...
zdmarriott
Nov 14, 20227 min read
Reflecting on my Research Trip (Part 1: York & Whitby)
Hello, Dear Readers, and welcome back to An Eddying Flight. Today I want to start a two-part reflection on my first research trip as a...
zdmarriott
Oct 20, 20223 min read
Oxford Flash Fiction Prize!
Welcome back to An Eddying Flight, Dear Readers! I'm delighted, thrilled and still slightly in shock to be able to announce: I'm one of...
zdmarriott
Oct 10, 20228 min read
Lessons Learned at my First Academic Conference
Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to An Eddying Flight. This week I'm going to reflect on my attendance at the AHRC Cambridge...
zdmarriott
Sep 12, 20228 min read
Preparing for (a Humanities) Upgrade & Mini-Viva
Hello, Dear Readers - welcome back to An Eddying Flight! I hope you're all doing wonderfully in this, September, the month of Academia's...
zdmarriott
Aug 9, 20227 min read
How to Write a (Humanities) Conference Paper
Hello, Dear Readers - welcome back to An Eddying Flight. Firstly, my apologies that the blog has been a little quieter than usual in the...
zdmarriott
Jul 11, 20226 min read
Six & 1/2 Things I learned in my first Six-ish Months as a PhD Student
Hello, Dear Readers, and welcome! Today on An Eddying Flight I'm going to go through some things I've figured out over the exhilarating,...
zdmarriott
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Royal Literary Fund Podcast - "The North Star"
Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to An Eddying Flight, where this week I have a podcast for you from the Royal Literary Fund's Writers...
zdmarriott
Apr 20, 20222 min read
'My Reading Habits' - Bitesize Audio
Hello, Dear Readers - welcome back to An Eddying Flight! Today I have another bite-sized podcast for you, courtesy of the RLF's Vox...
zdmarriott
Mar 14, 20228 min read
Flailing in the Dark: Getting a Grip as an Early Stage PhD Student
Welcome back to An Eddying Flight, Dear Readers (and apologies in advance, as always, for Wix's formatting insanity - I've done my...
zdmarriott
Feb 7, 20227 min read
Away with the Fairies...
When you hear a person described as ‘Away with the fairies’, you imagine someone a bit useless. Someone chronically distracted, with a...
zdmarriott
Jan 24, 202210 min read
In Pursuit of a PhD & Doctoral Funding (Part 2)
Hello, and welcome back to An Eddying Flight, Dear Readers. Today we're going to get into some specifics about funding, and I'll be...
zdmarriott
Jan 17, 202210 min read
In Pursuit of a PhD & Doctoral Funding (Part 1)
Hello, and welcome to An Eddying Flight, Dear Readers. Today's post (and next week's) is aimed at those of you who are in the same...
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