25 March, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Exciting news chez Anglofille.  I’ve given notice at the hall of residence where I live and work.  I intended to stay here until I finish my PhD, but two years in this place is enough!  It’s served me well, but now it’s time to move on.  I need to live in a place where I have a kitchen and where I’m not surrounded by teenagers – you know, adult life.  So I’ll move out of here the second week of June, which means I get to have a real summer break!

After I move out of here in June, I’ll go straight to NYC, where I will live for a month.  My NYC accommodation was just confirmed today.  I’m so excited!  I have a love-hate relationship with New York, but I spent my early adulthood there and without that New York experience, I’d be a very different person today.  So NYC has a special place in my heart.  My time in NYC won’t be a vacation, however.  I’ll be writing up a storm.  My novel takes place in NYC.  I left there in 2000, so I feel I need to return and experience the city once again, just to make sure my novel is as authentic as possible.  I’m writing a “New York” novel and as I start the rewriting/revision process, it’ll be a great advantage to be living there.

After New York, my plans are still taking shape.  I am applying to a few writer’s colonies and conferences.  Plus I will see my parents.  Wherever I go this summer, my top priority is rewriting the novel.  I hope to submit my PhD next January or February, which doesn’t leave me a lot of time.  Panic is starting to set in!

I will mostly likely return to London towards the end of August, but where I will live then is a big question mark.  I will worry about that later – there’s still plenty of time to figure that out.  I have roughly 12 weeks (a little less) until I leave for New York and I refuse to step foot into the U.S. without a completed draft of my novel in hand, so I better get back to work now…

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1. william Says:

   March 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm

   All of this sounds very exciting! I can’t wait to see you!!!

2. Lisa Says:

   March 26th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

   I was gonna say that I bet William will be very excited and there’s his comment now.

   Congrats on the big change!

3. laurily79 Says:

   March 28th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

   Congratulations Anglofille! If you feel like meeting up in NYC this summer, let me know. I’m working in the city, living in Brooklyn.

4. Aldor Says:

   April 12th, 2009 at 10:57 am

   Congratulations, Anglo. I hope you’ll find in the US what you look for…