The new year is done. The many January birthdays are celebrated. The cake is eaten.
I’ve been doing grandma stuff with my youngest granddaughter. She went back to her mum yesterday. As a result of all this activity and due to spending time in Sydney with granddaughter, not much writing got done. Yeah.
My wall planner fell off the wall. This may be ominous. I have not sat at my desk until now to spy on my desk planner either. However, it is a long weekend in Canberra this weekend and I have good intentions!
World politics tend to distract me. I listened to Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum. I passed the link onto my partner and friend. I tried talking about it to Matthew (partner) but burst into tears. Basically, Carney summed up what has been brewing in my gut for a while. The rules-based international system is broken. It’s not coming back. We need to do something different. I listened to Macron and to Von Der Leyen’s speech and Trump’s. I’m going back to listen to a few more. It helps me to know that other world leaders are planning and taking action.
But you couldn’t write this stuff. This is worse than a bad dystopian SF novel. But I have hope, even though uncertainty is really gut wrenching.
Appearances
Meanwhile, I am looking at events…
Some of my books are for sale at Cancon this weekend at Epic at the CSFG table. I’ll be doing a shift at 12 noon on Monday so I’ll be there.
I’ll be at the Romantic Rendezvous in Sydney on March 22nd. Link to info and tickets Here.
I’ll be at Books and Beyond on April 12 in Ourimbah, on the central coast.
I’m hoping to get a table at the Geek Expo in Canbera during July but I’m currently hunting up expression of interest forms.
September I will possibly be at Books and Beyond again.
And for some reason I have three events 10 October, Once Upon a Fairy Tale indie book event in Campbelltown.
Hopefully I’ll have a stall at the Goulburn Steampunk Victorian Faire on the 17th. Noting certain as of yet, but I’ll be there in any case.
Books in Sight, Canberra Rex, on 23rd October
I shall post again if anything else comes up. I’ve put in for things.
Travel
In between everything else, I am travelling a bit. NZ in Feb, then in March doing a tour with a visitor from the UK, I’d like to fit in a trip to Singapore for at least a month and possibly to Adelaide in April. I was hoping to go to Canada with my sister in October but I have a lot going on then.
Writing
Matthew has three big projects this year so that will limit travel somewhat. But it also means I will be encouraged to write also.
Meanwhile Gentleman Magician is at just over 12000 words.
Reading
I’m going to keep a spreadsheet of my reading this year. I don’t read enough these days. I listen to audio books more.
PS I got my hair done today. Totally pink. It looks floofy in this photo.
Donna Maree Hanson, Author, Phd in Creative Writing 