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Word on the Street

Sunday was interesting and it was my lowest amount of sales at an event ever. There was a lot of re-organizing at the event and I found myself in what used to be the kiddie corner. Needless to say I had a lot of kiddies who were very interested in my books especially Hey Guy Buy Me. I would ask them their age and let them know that they were more than welcome to read my books when they were older (much older). One boy asked me if I would be at the same location next year (I hope not). I was impressed at how many children were interested in looking at the books and wanting to open them up. The cartoons in Hey Guy Buy Me is not appropriate for children so I stopped the little ones. However, I enjoyed talking to them. It gives me pleasure to see a genuine interest for children wanting to read. Should I write something for them? I would definitely get a fan base. How hard is it to write a book for a child? I have no clue. There is definitely a demographic there. Nancy Drew Mysteries is coming to TV and I remember reading the series as a young person. I sold a book to my official number one fan as per my signature. However, the event was not a total disaster, at least I didn't travel all the way from the United States to get disappointed as one of my tent sharing did. Will she return? No way. She was telling me how her friend was texting from the U.S.A and doing extremely well. She suggested I go to the States to sell my books. There is no secret that I like Americans but how does it work bringing books over? Good question for the border people. Let me write that down. I'm back. The day reminded me that I do not focus enough on my books and that needs to change. I am always in awe of writers who I observe are so motivated to learn to prosper. Being an independant writer nowadays is not easy. There were apparently two hundred local writers this year. I was cramped this year in my tent which never happened before. Is this still non profit? I understand that it is. I did voice my concerns which I will not share because I believe in giving everyone a break. The most I learned about this day is that I need to place more attention on my book writing. Now that my number One fan has read all my books, I am due to supply another. I have focused so much on my private practice that I have almost entirely neglected my love of writing stories. My mother is no longer there to encourage me and neither is my mentor so I need to do all that by myself. Virginia Wolf said that to write to you need to have a room of your own. I remember how that had struck a cord. I certainly do have all that which she too had. Writing is something I have loved doing since I was a little girl. It has stayed with me. There are authors I interact with each year, yet, after the event, I go back to my practice which does involve a lot of consistent professional development. I am forever researching and reading everything I can regarding anything that I am focused on in my work. Now it is time to take the initiative, take a step back and give more attention to books. I belong to the sisters in crime association, yet I have not been attending events and so that is going to change. By taking November off from seeing clients, I will be able to refocus and to determine which clubs I want to belong to, which associations I should belong to and to learn how to market more effectively etc..... I have just realized that my time is up and I have to actually work and so I do not have time to proof read and must publish now. I will give my other business more attention, but not at this moment. What do you think?

VACATION

I will be taking my vacation for the entire month of November 2019. I shall still be posting on this site weekly. I shall also be attending several conferences etc....and will be ready for book signing/selling. However, I will not be seeing clients November 2019. I will be available to book appointments for this December 2019. I am planning to take vacation next year for the entire December 2020 and working November.

Fraud alert - interesting when fraudsters caution you to be careful of fraudsters

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Feeding the future..........more of lectures from Guelph University.

Guelph Conference cont……… I should finish up with Guelph, however, I do think this is all important except for when the politicians came to talk to us, or when the librarian came to discuss what they offer which you can find on line. Don’t get me wrong, it was all good, however, I would like to stick with what I think is of benefit for you, so I may continue with more recent seminars etc……Our second last professor whom I would like to introduce is Evan Fraser who lectured on Feeding the future, climate change etc.. He is a professor of Geography. He has authored books. He indicated that the population is seven billion and growing. Also, with climate change, food will be more sparse and expensive. He reminded us of the potato famine where a quarter of the population died. He showed us slides which revealed that from 2008 - 2011 - an unfair food system where some starve and others have an abundance of food. Does it sound like a production problem? No, it’s about equity and distribution as well. Last generation or so there has been an increase in obesity and also the most malnutrition. What should we eat? Fruit and vegetables 50%. In the future we should be producing more nutritional foods. In Vancouver they throw out 80,000 dollars of food away. Waste and equity is just as important. At the University of Guelph, food for thought has received a grant. A screen depicts a tractor driving itself and functioning better than one would manually, and can tend the soils. Robotic arms identify ripe tomatoes and takes it. Program smart tractors, actually work the land. This can reshape the land of farming. The green revolution was about homogenization. New technology will provide transparency. Now we can discover what is in the meat. They went to a restaurant and had sushi. They ordered tuna but it was not what they received. It was a fish that is banned in many countries because it causes an orange diarrhea. They now have bar codes on the label which you can scan and it will provide you with all information so it is harder to provide food fraud. The prof continued how we all know that there is a war for data ownership. Farmers are saying no and asking where the value is for them. Our food system is being susceptible by cyber criminals. The lesson - technology change means new people will gain power especially around data. This is a big change. Labour upheavals are inevitable. There will be winners and losses. There are four jobs for every OAC grad entering Ontario’s fast food and agriculture. The gap between grads and employer needs is expected to grow. There will be an increase in the number of new hires over the next five years. Check out www.uoguelph.ca/oac/sites. 1. >25 of Canadian jobs will be heavily disrupted by technology. 2. The economy is expected to add 2.4 million jobs over the next four years. 3. There will be those who can adapt and those who cannot which will cause a larger gap. Conclusion: Be pragmatic: be aware of incentives and on the look out for trade offs. Change the training environment. Seek a portfolio eg. Rwanda, on world bank, extraordinary successful. Increased crops by 4X. He was there. They met HIV positive women and asked them how this increase in productivity affected them. With assistance malnutrition decreased among the children. We have to change our paradigm. What will work in our country, may not work in others. Guelph has been provided with a grant to use funding to address food security, to improve life which is the motto of the university. arrellfoodinstitue.ca frasere@uofguelph.ca 57/58 is the average age of farmers. There will be a huge turnover. Will have to train differently. Any errors found in this blog will be only my fault and not that of the speaker. Next week I will like to talk about Sexuality and Aging which I will also utilize as part of my own education hours. How could I forget this one? So there are two more blogs for University of Guelph. I do like it whenever I go there.

Book selling and signing at Word On The Street, 22 Sep 19 (Sunday)

Time is not going fast, it is speeding..........My heels are on trying to stop or at least slow down time. My pets are healthy as I continue to watch property in Niagara Falls. I work and play with equal enthusiasm. I had a wonderful long weekend. However, I also keep up with the news and my heart goes out to Texas and victims of the hurricane. I still owe you some blogs about the remainder of the Guelph Conference. My bad. But I would like to write to you about my book signing and selling today at Word on the Street. I shall be at Booth 338C. Look for the "Hey Guy Buy Me sign" I am glad I thought of that title because it does get attention. Not always good, but attention is attention. I haven't looked where that will be exactly however there are signs and people to direct you. I do hope to see you there. Tourists usually pick up a book and so do Toronto natives. I will bring candy. I prefer chocolate but it depends how hot it will be. So, if you cannot come please consider ordering on line at www.silvaredigonda.com . If you have any problems whatsoever, let me know. Bye for now. Silva