What a weekend! MeccaFest was a blast, a wonderful weekend, and a great couple of days for the Carrollton Creative Writers Club. The photos above come from our tents where T. L. Gray, Diana Black, Mary Cunningham, and I sold our books. The second photo is of Amanda from Bowdon, one of my customers. I sold a lot of books--more than I really dreamed I would. It's a really good feeling to simply tell someone about your work. When they turn right around and buy a copy, it's beyond good. ; )
Along with selling our books outside amid the art, CCWC also read our works in the Mabry Threatre. Here's a shot of me reading from my novel in progress, Friendly Fire. Applause is as good as a purchased book for a writer's ego.
Penny Lewis, Director of the Carrollton Cultural Art Center, had warned us that there would be some subtle performance art on Sunday. She wasn't fooling! Our 'Bronze Man' was wonderful! He moved through the crowd with deliberate stealth and began interacting. One time I watched him turn a shy 4-year-old ballerina into a fast friend without a word, simply by mimicking her dance positions.
All in all, MeccaFest 2010 was beyond all my expectations. Great job, CCWC and the Artist Guild of the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center. On to next year. ; )
It was such fun, Zan Marie, sharing the weekend with you...and watching you sell books hand over fist! Bravo, gurl! Till next time...
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Thanks, Diana. We did have a great weekend, didn't we? ; )
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Zan Marie! I guess if you had to miss the first two days of a houseparty, this was a great event to miss it for [g]
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of all that sunshine...
Thanks, Deniz. It was 10 degrees hotter than average and in the mid 80's. We got hot in the afternoon. We're back to normal today.
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