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Jul. 12th, 2009 02:22 pmJuly is advancing apace and I haven't put out a How To Avoid Gillian bulletin recently. This is not a good thing. People are in danger of running into me by mistake.
Next Saturday morning I teach writers how to use microphones, speak confidently in public and other handy things. In the afternoon I'm teaching the youth of Canberra how to write their own school for wizards. Between the two, I shall be enjoying the Gorman House markets. Details of all this (except for the Gorman House markets) is on the ACT Writers' website. There's more youth writing inspired by the Harry Potter universe from 22 August, too. This could be a Harry Potter year, if the youth of Canberra like him as much as they did last film and the film before.
From 20 August you should avoid the ANU once a week, in the evenings, for I'll be there to teach people (teachers, writers, general public) how to bring the Middle Ages to life in their projects and classes. Actually, I'm there earlier than that, to teach a course about some of our heroes and their origins (called Finding Heroes) and on 25 July doing a one-day course on writing articles for the web. Yes, I'm going into uni on a Saturday.
That's all my teaching in the immediate future. If all the courses go ahead, I'll be busy and have enough to live on, which is good on so many counts.
The canny will have noticed a blank though, in the second week of August. This is the moment when all Melbourne people should avoid Continuum. I shall not be a big presence, or important, but I shall be there, rejoicing in friends and speculative fiction and good conversation and Melbourne food. How many books I buy will be in direct relation to how many students I have in the preceding weeks.
And today? I spent the morning with Kate and am spending the rest of the day working madly. Go anywhere you like except my living room: you're safe from me.
Next Saturday morning I teach writers how to use microphones, speak confidently in public and other handy things. In the afternoon I'm teaching the youth of Canberra how to write their own school for wizards. Between the two, I shall be enjoying the Gorman House markets. Details of all this (except for the Gorman House markets) is on the ACT Writers' website. There's more youth writing inspired by the Harry Potter universe from 22 August, too. This could be a Harry Potter year, if the youth of Canberra like him as much as they did last film and the film before.
From 20 August you should avoid the ANU once a week, in the evenings, for I'll be there to teach people (teachers, writers, general public) how to bring the Middle Ages to life in their projects and classes. Actually, I'm there earlier than that, to teach a course about some of our heroes and their origins (called Finding Heroes) and on 25 July doing a one-day course on writing articles for the web. Yes, I'm going into uni on a Saturday.
That's all my teaching in the immediate future. If all the courses go ahead, I'll be busy and have enough to live on, which is good on so many counts.
The canny will have noticed a blank though, in the second week of August. This is the moment when all Melbourne people should avoid Continuum. I shall not be a big presence, or important, but I shall be there, rejoicing in friends and speculative fiction and good conversation and Melbourne food. How many books I buy will be in direct relation to how many students I have in the preceding weeks.
And today? I spent the morning with Kate and am spending the rest of the day working madly. Go anywhere you like except my living room: you're safe from me.