Time for another hiatus

I feel like lately I've spent more time going on blogging breaks than actually blogging, but if all goes well this will be the last one for a while. My MA dissertation is due at the end of the month, which means that between now and then I should step away from any distractions and focus on forcing my draft into the stipulated word limit (always the hardest bit for me) and making it the best it can be.

Sadly this means I'll miss fun events that have everyone excited, such as the RIP Challenge or Book Blogger Appreciation Week, but something has to give. I feel like I've been a terrible blogger for the past six months or so, not to mention a terrible commenter and even worse event participant. I won't apologise for the 100th time, but hopefully once this is behind me I'll once again have time and energy to do other things that matter to me and reconnect with blogging friends (not to mention to read - I've been in the middle of the same books for close to three weeks now, which is something that hadn't happened to me in years).

To end on a brighter note, I'm very much looking forward to one final distraction: I'll be going down to London this Sunday to finally see The British Library's science fiction exhibition and to attend the Worlds of Wonder event, featuring Neil Gaiman, Peter F. Hamilton, Kari Sperring and Farah Mendlesohn. One of the most exciting things about it is how many blogging and twitter friends will also be in attendance - if you're one of them, do say hi!

Of course, I know I'll be tempted to blog about it when I return, but one of the goals of going on a hiatus now is exactly to allow myself no excuses for distractions. I can always tell you how it was in October. In the meantime, you'll probably still see me complaining about wrist pains and stress on Twitter as I make it through the final stretch. See you on the other side!