weekly writing update

This week’s writing update:
 
Had our event for the book Growing up Muslim in Australia hosted by Bruno Lettieri, with my gorgeous friend and co-editor Demet Divaroren. Was such a beautiful atmosphere at the heritage Emerald Library and the amazing Alice Pung came to support us. So grateful for my friends and collaborators. This business can be lonely, and so having your people really helps.
 
Finished an article commissioned by ABC Education and sent it off. So grateful to Ara Sarafin for his support in helping me develop these articles and reach deeper.
 
Pitched another idea to The Age and have some notes from the editor to flesh out and write a draft to submit.
 
Accepted some proofreading work and have been chipping away at it.
 
Have handed over my crime novel to developmental editor so that’s in the background.
 
Have been diversifying my interests and also working on my garden at home over the past few weeks and can’t wait to debut it in photos when I get the chance to put my finishing touches. I always wanted to be the sort of person who gardens and has flowers, and there is something so empowering about becoming who I want to be.
 
So, I haven’t been working on my own fiction as much, for a number of reasons including feeling a bit under the weather, but am still slowly moving the chess pieces around for my crime fiction trilogy that I want to publish in one go.