As my son was interested in my picture books I suggested he think about writing something himself. Surprisingly in the space of an afternoon he came up with a couple of solid ideas with what seemed like very little effort. After I helped him hone them into shape we had two complete stories well on the road for submission.

It's been a day I'll not forget in a hurry.

My youngest son from my first marriage has been over to stay with me from London, which has been a precious and emotional experience I find hard to put into words without getting very personal (too personal for this blog at least!). I usually only get to see him on my infrequent trips to the UK, so these past two weeks together have been pure magic. He's just approaching his 13th birthday now, on that threshhold of childhood to teenager.
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Thank god for Photoshop, that's all I can say. Here's a recent editorial job that required some quick fixing. I had to illustrate a rant against cinemas. The writer blasted out at all the various ills of movie-going in a somewhat tongue-in-cheek diatribe, complaining of the noise, the inconveniences etc etc, ending the piece saying how much better to stay at home and watch dvds instead.
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Holly and I were presented with many things from the workshop participants, ranging from copies of their books to original artwork. Here are a few.

Book cover of The Bear with a Stone Talisman, self-published book written by our host Batji.

Bookcover of a another self-published short story written by Lhagvasuren (sorry, I can't figure out the title!)

Cover of one of the books presented to us by Bolomaa Baansansuren

Original painting presented to me by Baasansuren.

Gers Oil painting by S.
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