- it's been hinted that i will hear back from penguin within the next 2 weeks. yay! (whew?)
- they're interested in some pieces of short fiction to read in addition to my novel manuscript (i sent them a couple today).
- i have no idea when i will hear back from meanjin, but i don't mind. for the moment, it's enough that i got shortlisted.
- it occured to me the other day as i was trying not to fall asleep in my tute that i am currently in the most amazing place to date re my writing - i have never had so much serious interest in it. it's strange and wonderful, and a little scary.
- when i had no interest in it at all from anyone apart from friends and family, i was always stressing about whether anything would come of it eventually. now, i find i don't think about that at all. before i'd finished my novel, i used to think that if it never got published, it'd mean i'm a failure. now that i have finished it, i finally understand what people meant when they said they wrote for the love of it.
- i'm so looking forward to jeez louise, and finally working out the technicalities of putting on a comedy fest or fringe fest show.
- i am so glad i joined the library. i have a shiny new copy of 'brick lane' in my bag. i am going indian-author crazy, and i think i like it!
- that is all.