Australian Science Fiction article
I've just received my rather handsome hardback copy of A Companion to
Australian Literature Since 1900, edited by Nicholas Birns and Rebecca
McNeer, which includes my chapter: "Australian Science Fiction". I
don't dare look at what I wrote, of course, being ever-fearful of
glitches that show up only at the end of the editorial process. But
it's a nice book to be in.
Today, I'll be going over my (much longer) article on American science
fiction, which I finally completed yesterday. If I'm happy with what I
wrote, I'll send it off.
Next, it'll be back to the thesis. I need to wrap it up over
Christmas. Back in June, I produced a version that is far, far too
long and ambitious. It ran into a lot of problems as a result, and
what I now need to do is cut it back to something much shorter and
more focused ... not raising problems that it can't solve and really
must be left to another study. I think I know how to do that, so my
work is there for me. I must actually get that project completed, with
the thesis actually submitted, by no later than March. My supervisor
and I are currently looking around at examiners (well, he is ... I've
merely made some suggestions).
But before that, Jenny and I will be paying an early Christmas visit
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