The TAFE/University of Canberra students learning about project management. The pitch sessions for their ‘Dark Heavens’ projects happen next Tuesday.
August Update
Last Tuesday I spent the afternoon helping the TAFE QLD/Uni of Canberra (it’s a joint bachelor’s program) students to define the projects that they want to submit for the Dark Heavens assignment. They were talking games, animation, and even character designs and concept artwork, which of course I am very excited about.
There are plans to have a showcase at Brisbane Supanova in November, so that everyone can view what they’ve produced (and vote on a people’s choice). So much fun!
Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney
I have Pixie booked into the cattery for the weekend, and I am good to go! A couple of Patrons have taken me up on the offer to sit behind the table and help me out in Brisbane, so that will be marvellous.
I HEARD YOU BOOK ME INTO THE CATTERY AND I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU
(She’s sitting on the printer and it is covered with multiple layers to protect it from the cat hair. This has substantially prolonged its life – and helped me avoid reprinting. It’s her favourite sunny spot.)
Oz Comic-Con Dates:
Brisbane: September 13-14
Sydney: September 20-21
Note that I will also be at Oz Comic-Con Melbourne Christmas Pop-Up in December!
Upcoming QWC Workshop
On Saturday September 27 I will be presenting a full-day workshop on self-publishing at the Queensland Writers Centre. I love doing this one, because hopefully someone will bring their manuscript and we can publish it on the day.
More details on the workshop are here: https://queenslandwriters.org.au/events/self-publishing-from-manuscript-to-publication
Self-Published Book of the Day
As a sideline, I help people self-publish their books through my platform ‘Essential Self-Publishing’. One of my first clients was the remarkable Elle Croxford, who had an outstanding story to tell.
‘The Sentimental Bloke’ was one of Australia’s first full-length feature films. It was a silent movie made in 1919 and the producer, owner and lead actress was a woman called Lottie Lyell (pictured on the cover, and yes she was not blonde). All copies of the film were thought lost until one was found languishing in a New York film archive, mislabelled as ‘The Sentimental Blonde’ because the staff of the archive hadn’t heard of the word ‘Bloke’.
Elle tells the story of how the film was rediscovered, and the tragic romance at the heart of its making in 1919.
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