What I have been up to in the first quarter of 2012 – in parallel to my freelance and part-time work:
January 2012:
My course "Write, Publish & Market Your Own Book" at Mosman Community College is advertised
Journalist Jochen Scheer wrote an article about my father and me, which appeared in the daily newspaper Brunsbütteler Zeitung
Trip to Germany (attended book events at the Mathilde Literature Cafe & Bar and the Literaturhaus in Hamburg)
February 2012:
Attended the "International Digital Chat - Transforming the Landscape" session of the Australian Publishers Association
Attended "Writers at Stanton" events at Stanton Library
Attended the "E-Exchange" seminar of the Australian Society of Authors
Attended the board meeting of the Foreign Correspondents' Association
Attended the monthly meeting of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (session about literature for children)
Attended the monthly meeting of the Northern Beaches Writers' Group
Start teaching "Write, Publish & Market Your Own Book" at Mosman Community College
Started attending teacher training courses (Psychology, Personal and Professional Development, Anthroposophy) at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College (term 1/2012)
March 2012:
Started co-tutoring a photo book course at Mosman Community College, full-day course on Saturdays
Coordinated a lunch with local ASA members in Neutral Bay (Sydney)
Completed teaching "Write, Publish & Market Your Own Book" at Mosman Community College
Attended the meeting of The Society of Women Writers NSW
Attended the monthly FCA board meeting
Attended the ASA session "Do Writing Schools Work?"