Last weekend, I went along to the Children's Book Council of Australia's 2019 National Conference - And Now They're Laughing. Writing and podcasting take a lot of time away from my family, so this year, I had resolved to attend fewer conferences, but one look at the program for this one and I knew I had to be there. CBCA only holds a national conference every few years, and when they do, they really get their pick of the best kids authors Australia has to offer. This year was