Well, I got home, settled in, finished off Curious Minds, thought for a day or two, and then moved onto the largely-researched and long-planned book on wild inventions. Looking into the noted, I was reminded that I have actually been doing first draft stuff, so I now have around 20,000 words in the bag. I am hoping to limit the text to 50,000 words, given the heavy load of illustrations, so that's going well.
At this point, I have Curious Minds in editing, Australian Backyard Naturalist edits are coming back to me, and I am moving into the spring offensive, the time when writers get out and about is upon me, so there may not be much more appearing here.
Appearances scheduled as of now:
July 5, State Library, Scholarly Musings;
July 12: Forestville Library, morning tea with primary children;
August 25: Zart Art, Box Hill, Melbourne: Illustration for Information;
September 2: St Kieran's Manly Vale: workshops;
September 6: St Patrick's College Manly: Lunch With the Stars.
Enough to keep me active!
The writing diary of a well-mellowed science writer who cares about the public understanding of science and knows the ropes. This blog bounces between my curiosity, the daily realities of professional writing, the joy of pursuing nature, and my recycling of ideas that won't be in some book or other as far as I can see, but still needed sharing. I welcome comments and suggestions! Spam will be blocked and reported. For my books, see http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/writing/index.htm
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