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Dog Gone Launch

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So much has happened since Dog Gone was launched at the Melbourne Writers Festival. What a whirlwind few months it’s been – the reason this post is so overdue. When I look back I can’t believe I’ve managed all I have between packing up the house, moving into a hotel then back into the house again. I certainly wouldn’t have chosen it, but having an unexpected renovation thrown into the mix of our already hectic lives hasn’t been all bad. The house looks great – apart from the front fence – some of which is still in a crumpled heap on the nature strip. (Think steep driveway, wet day, plaster delivery.) The launch was so much fun. Elly Varrenti was wonderful considering she’d had such an awful couple of weeks beforehand . Euan Mitchell introduced us and after Elly spoke I gave a bit of background to the book and read out some of the funny bits. Everyone laughed and groaned in the right places, which was a most satisfying feeling. It was fantastic to see so many people come down to