Tag: feedback
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Hibernation and Final Grades
It’s been a snowy, frosty, nippy old week here in Te Wai Pounamu. So cold, yet so beautiful. I’ve been moved to tears by the stark white snow against native evergreens (who stand tall regardless), or the blood orange sun rising over icy waters, and the crackle of frost underfoot. Each morning my fingers take up…
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Feedback and Rewrites
Yep, you heard right. I’ve received feedback on (some) of ‘The Novel’. Yeeaaahhh! Full, honest, comprehensive feedback. The thing which has eluded me in my quest to get on with fully editing ‘The Novel’. That is to say, I’m still waiting on ‘The Thesis Results and Feedback’ (a touch of bitterness perhaps?) but…
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Return to my Queen
I have returned to my Queen (aka) ‘The Novel’. She, who I gently placed aside last year, upon submission for examination. There are quite a lot of metaphors I could take from this sentence. Cultural-social-political metaphors. But let’s not go there today. I’ll endeavour to keep things light, in this world which…
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Feedback? Yeah or Nah?
This week I was asked to provide some written feedback. Easy right? Well no, not really. I was extremely conflicted. Part of me felt that it was vital to give feedback, given the situation (which I won’t get into here). It also seemed expected from me. But the other part of me…
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Eating and Feedback
These past few weeks I’ve become fascinated with my eating. Well perhaps my use of ‘fascinated’ is overly generous…I’ve become somewhat obsessed. I know, I know, NOBODY wants to read another blog from a woman wittering on about weight, diets, how much they eat and so on. So I’ll stop right…
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The Waiting Game
I am waiting. Some say I have always had the patience of a saint. I am pretty good at waiting (cue elevator music). Waiting however, with my saint-like patience, is becoming tiresome. I’m starting to think that I’m far too understanding of other people (full stop). I don’t really want to make…
Iona Winter 