Peace Country Tour
Apologies for the delay in reporting. I've not been able to get near a computer until today. I'm in the Grande Prairie area visiting various libraries and schools. It's been a lot of fun visiting small communities and talking about my books. I tried out a new strategy, where I get the kids to participate in a story-building exercise using their ideas rather than basing stories on my novels. It's been pretty wild. Some stories worked out really well; others were spectacular in their failure.
My favourite moment of the tour was today at Sturgeon Lake School. The junior high kids loved the books and came dressed as some of the characters from the book. They were hilarious.
On the Forbidden Phoenix front, the show is going well. I heard that a couple of actors slept in for their call... yeesh. Audience reactions have been pretty positive. Reviews were for the most part positive. They loved the production. One review had some unkind words about the lyrics, but glowed about the production. On this project, the reviews don't mean anything to me. I just want to make sure the descendants of the bachelor men enjoy the story and feel like their tragic stories are known.
Now I'm off to check in at my hotel in Valleyview. Tomorrow, I'm back, and I can't wait to see the Saturday matinee of the show.