I'm just back from Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival . Had a lovely time in Winnipeg, the presentations all went well and I got to hang out with several authors, including Susin Nielsen, author of Word Nerd. Her book is guaranteed to make you smarter or no money back. She didn't say that herself, it's just a conclusion I jumped to. My favorite question from the readings was girl in grade 4 who asked, "can anybody be an author?" I immediately said, "No, all of you give up now." I only said that because they all seemed so smart and creative and I didn't want the extra competition about fifteen years from now (okay, maybe I said, "yes, anyone can be an author, you just have to work at it.").

Speaking of teasing people, well this was the ad Harpercollins used for the Eden Mills Festival:

and this is the ad from the Winnipeg Festival.

Art
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Thanks for coming out to THIN AIR 2008 Art! It was really great to meet you, and even hang around for a bit, especially since you're my biggest fan! ;-)
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