Writing lessons from motherhood

Should I tell my PhD supervisor I’m trying to get pregnant?

When I read this question – posted anonymously on Twitter recently by a third-year PhD student?– I started thinking about my own PhD journey.

I had my first baby in my second year of my PhD and my second two years later, but it wasn’t in spite of these ‘blips’ that I finally managed to finish writing my PhD (too many years later), but?because?of them.

As I learned to stop chasing perfection, embrace small pockets of time, and surround myself with writing friends, motherhood taught to be a better, faster and happier writer.

Read my full post on the Macmillan Higher Education Blog