Gaye and I attended another author presentation and signing at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale this evening. Of course, the first thing is to arrive early so that you can get a good seat and shop for books.
This evening the Poisoned Pen hosted two authors - Lisa Gardner, who seemed like an odd bird, and Keith Thomson, the author of the books "Once A Spy" and "Twice A Spy". It was a very entertaining evening as they spoke about the writing of their books and some of the research that goes into book preparation. So, if you are going to be an author, base all of your stories on the French Riviera or in the Alps of Switzerland.
One of the items that he demonstrated was this hovercraft which actually flies and is being used to find lost people. It inspired the use of a more sophisticated one in his book.
Gaye bought one of his books and he was gracious enough to sign it for her.
Keith brought his own hovercraft to demonstrate and which was his inspiration for a more sophisticates on that is used in his book. The link below is his discussion of how that all works before actually flying the thing.
Keith Thomson Discusses his Hovercraft
Keith Demonstrates his Hovercraft
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