Comments on: All you have to do is love them

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:10:39 +0000

Thanks for your thoughts. There aren’t any small press/indie pub groups around that I know of and I don’t know of too many that can mentor me, I’ve been approaching a few …

But thanks heaps for the offer, perhaps I’ll get in touch once I get further into this.

By: Marie Hodgkinson

Marie Hodgkinson — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 04:40:45 +0000

A PhD in TPP? Sweet.

I hope you don’t mind me barging in with a pinch of advice, though – I’ve just completed a course in Publishing here in NZ, and while the practical learning side of it was obviously fantastic, what really struck me was how useful it was to be in a class full of keen people who were facing the same issues I was, and working with them on projects and problems. Are there any small press/indie pub groups in your area you can tap into?

Feel free to get in touch if you want to chat about the course, or small pub experiences – I think it’s fantastic that you’re levelling up for TPP, so to speak.

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:05:11 +0000

I know!! isn’t the idea WILD?

Thank you – I think we were getting married then too

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:39:52 +0000

Just catching up, I knew you’d accepted the PhD, didn’t realise it meant you were giving up The Day Job! That is fantastic, so glad you are following your dreams.

(and good luck, just realised you are probably getting married as I type this…wheee!)

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:58:31 +0000

I’m so glad you talked me into it! And I’m still trying to comprehend how this is going to change things – both for TPP and for me, with a life outside TPP. I can’t imagine having weekends back, I literally can’t.

I agree that the biggest challenge for me is going to be putting it down at the end of the day. I think it could mean I have more time to catch up on very necessary reading!

And whilst it might still be your job, I think you’re inspiring at it!

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:53:41 +0000

Nat!!! I was just thinking about you this week and was sad that we hadn’t managed to get back in touch this year. I can’t believe you found me again! What on earth brought you by way of Rosaleen Love?

Thank you – it’s been a very long road but I think I might just have gotten here in the end!

By: Natalie Edwards

Natalie Edwards — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:19:46 +0000

Woohoo! Congratulations Alisa. What a big week this is for you. By coincidence I’m looking in on your site via search results for info on Rosaleen Love. So good to read your news and to be inspired by your dedication to being/doing/marrying who and what you love.
well done
Nat.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:36:20 +0000

Thank you! I’m looking forward to documenting the journey here too. Took a long time but everything eventually did come together!

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:19:33 +0000

That is the plan

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:19:17 +0000

I’m really looking forward to getting stuck into it.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:18:40 +0000

Thank you!

By: Ju

Ju — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:08:17 +0000

I’m so happy for you! I love that everything is coming together so beautifully for you – so deserved, you’ve worked so hard and you bring so much joy to the people around you. I really look forward to hearing more about your adventures in returning to scholarship

By: Sean the Bookonaut

Sean the Bookonaut — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:22:00 +0000

Excellent news,and to think we shall be the direct beneficiaries of your knowledge. Win win

By: Helen Merrick

Helen Merrick — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:40:46 +0000

So glad you are going to go for it. I don’t think you have any conception of how much it will change your life being able to focus on this *full time*.
This means in office hours. which means you will have these strange things called ‘evenings’ and ‘weekends’ which are used for ‘leisure’ and ‘fun’.

Seriously, i think your biggest challenge will be learning not to work while you are watching tv/doing another job/socialising/spending time with partner.

And I am very honoured to be thought of as inspiring btw. shucks! Was just doing my job….
helen

By: Rosie

Rosie — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:22:02 +0000

Wow, how exciting! Great to be doing a PhD, particularly in a subject you’ve already got so much practical experience of.

Thinking of you and sending very best wishes for the wedding

By: Thoraiya

Thoraiya — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:15:41 +0000

That is brilliant news! I’m so excited for you!!

By: AlisaK

AlisaK — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:24:39 +0000

It’s pretty freaking crazy isn’t it it’s like suddenly every frigging duck in the world is in a row. *looks gingerly at it trying not to breathe in case they move*

don’t forget to think of all the questions you think we need to know the answer to because now is the time for me to go out and find out How. That’s the big question – How :))))

By: Tansy Rayner Roberts

Tansy Rayner Roberts — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:21:22 +0000

OMG Alisa, I just realised today. All that reading you have been wishing you could do to catch up on the field, to give yourself more depth historically, and so on.

You are not only going to have TIME to do it, but Helen’s gonna MAKE you do it.

*dances(