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Fun at the Fair

08/22/2010

 
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Signing my books at Lane  County Fair with Dorcas Smucker, Eugene Register Guard columnist (Letter from Harrisburg), and Ann Herrick, children's book author.
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And on my other side, Joe Blakely, author of books on Oregon History. It's always fun being around other authors and reconnecting with friends you rarely see (except on Facebook!)
 

Art & the Vineyard

07/04/2010

 
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Half the fun of a multi-author signing is chatting with your fellow-authors. Seen here, Ann Herrick, author of many children's and YA books, and Suzy, author of a book about the history of Eugene's Saturday Market (pic taken by LJ Sellers, author of a mystery series set in Eugene--first book The Sex Club).

The other half of the fun--well, call it 45%, leaving a bit for the fun of having people buy one's books--is just watching people. My favourite sights: A father dancing past to the beat of the band with his baby in his arms; Darth Vader (or was he a Jedi Knight?) coaxing a small scared child--first he went down on one knee, then a high five, then shake hands, and at last into the crook of his armoured arm for a photo. Good job his armour was white and it wasn't too hot a day or he'd have cooked!

(The reason my hand is raised to Ann's chin is not that I was socking her one but I'd been trying to tidy my hair for the pic. It was very windy.)