Have I mentioned I'm going to Brisbane?

I'm going to Brisbane. On Wednesday. To attend this. Six solid days of intensive feedback and writing on my novel. My "pod" (small work group) leader is Louise Cusack.

I am really getting quite unspeakably excited about this. I haven't said much hitherto, because it's seemed so far away. I mean, it's in July. Which is, I suddenly realised on Wednesday just gone, just around the corner. And now that I'm facing it (rushing to get work done so I can go, and how, when they've known I was going for so long, has work managed to dump three "must be done NOW" MSs on me?) and digging into my novel again, embedding myself back into the right mindset, I'm thrilled. I'm twitching. I'm so very much looking forward to it.

Plus, Brisbane. And then a week back in central Queensland. Warm, yo. Bring it.