Thursday, August 16, 2007

Authors Beware: A Cautionary Tale.

Stephen King mistaken for vandal in Aussie outback - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "SYDNEY -- Bestselling author Stephen King was mistaken for a vandal as he horrified an Australian outback bookstore, local media reported Thursday.

A customer at the store in remote Alice Springs raised the alarm after noticing a man walk in off the street and begin writing in several books, manager Bev Ellis told national radio.

'As the owner of a bookshop, when you see someone writing in one of your books you get a bit toey [touchy],' Ellis said.

'So we immediately ran to the books and lo-and-behold here was the signature in several books. We sort of spun around on our heels, [saying] 'Where did he go, where did he go'?'"

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