For Remembrance Day I thought I would share a recent visit to the Maryborough Military and Colonial Museum, which is one of the best museums I've visited. We were in Maryborough to get our steam train fix (also worth doing - especially for anyone who grew up in Queensland catching trains) and literally stumbled across this fabulous museum.
The Gallipoli Room was spectacular and in this year, the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing, it seemed especially poignant to visit. It made me all the prouder of Home for Christmas, my Aussie Military romance. While today's soldiers will never experience what the diggers of 1915 did, their service of our country should never be forgotten. Here are some more photos I took during my visit, the first of many I suspect. Yes, I was a little fixated on Christmas messages and dog tags, because after the cover for Home for Christmas was revealed, I realised that nowhere in the book did I mention Tate's dog tags. Oops. So, I'm back from Genrecon 2015 and what a fabulous experience it was. Genre specific panels, passionate genre fiction writers, craft workshops and so much more... Here's my top 3 picks for the weekend 1. The Romance Collection White Gloves Tour - exploring the romance collection of the State Library of Queensland with a dedicated librarian. I remember most of these books. 2. Finding New authors:
3. Gems of Wisdom - all available using the #GCoz hashtag on twitter. My personal favourites(and there were so many):
Genrecon 2017 is in the planning, so start saving. One less coffee each week will buy you experience well beyond your expectations. |
Fiona Greene AuthorWhen you set out on a journey and night falls, that's when you will discover the stars." Archives
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