Liz Argall

I continue to work on my novel. Half my strategy seems to be sidling up to it and pretending I’m not writing it. I scribble something on the whiteboard, but that’s not really writing it – I’m just putting down thoughts. Then I type it up on my computer, but that’s not really writing it – that’s transcribing with extra detail. Then I edit it and play with the structure of the novel, play with lines and add little bits and pieces – that’s not really writing either.

So far I’m up to 41,000 words of not writing. I’ve still got a long way to go and so please, don’t congratulate me (Derek down below will tell you why).

Do kick me in the bottom if you see any sign of me slacking off. Signs of slacking off include not twittering about the novel for more than a week or getting far too caught up in other projects.

I’ll be attending New York Comicon!

Ah New York, place of dreams.

One of my clients, Inception Strategies, has a booth and I’ll be doing portfolio reviews. Inception Strategies has been going through a few changes in recent times with new people coming on to the editorial team and working on more projects than ever.

IS is looking for tight pencillers and colourists. Inception Strategies has a few specific needs because funding comes from the Australian government and most of our stories are created by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and if you’re interested in working with IS it’d be great to drop by. I’ve just found out I’ll be staying at a hotel around Wall Street. I’m not sure what that means, but hopefully the subway runs late or the walk isn’t too far!

I’ll be heading up a week early to say g’day to the fantastic people of NY (hello, hello, it’ll be so good to see you again) and explore this mysterious creature in the East. It is of course very exciting and would like to eat my way from one side of New York to the other.

In other news, I burnt my lunch mochi.

I love mochi