The Bookshelf Muse is hosting a CONTEST!
http://thebookshelfmuse.blogspot.com/2009/11/massive-followers-contest.htmlGreat prizes, including a full manuscript critique! It's a great blog that I have relied heavily on.

Thanksgiving: Let the Chaos Begin
I never fully appreciated my mom until I had to put on my own Thanksgiving dinner. And I think the people who ate my first five or six Thanksgiving dinners would REALLY appreciate mom. (But, luckily, these feasts are held in other countries where the people have NO idea that what

Best Author Visit questions EVER ...
This year my author visits were with Kindergarteners, second and third graders, who, in my opinion, had some of the best questions and comments ever!1. Did you write your book in pencil or are you allowed to use a pen?2. Do you have lots of pictures in the book?I asked how lo

Price Wars
So, the Book Wars that began late last week are continuing . . . with Wal-mart and Amazon slashing prices on their best-sellers to crazy levels, what will happen to independent bookstores and new-to-the-scene authors? For those of you who aren’t as into book-business geekery as I am, there’s a great article at WSJ.com (

COMPROMISED HAS A COVER!!!!
Thank you, Mischa Rosenberg, "Design Assistant Extraordinaire" at HarperCollins! Wow. Speechless here.