Joke trailer better than real one

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Well, I assume it will be better.

I received an email an hour ago letting me know that someone had created an animated trailer for my two books. The emailer didn’t realize that the first comment on that thread was from me (although judging by the f/u email, they did immediately after they hit SEND). Still, it’s pretty damn funny.

Also, I’ve been seeing links to it here and there, some by people I know and some by strangers–there’s something weirdly hypnotic about disco dancers with book heads, I guess. Something weirdly hilarious, too.

Would the trailer I’m planning to make convince as many people to link to it? I don’t know, man. I don’t know.

In honor of the day

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Happy Mother’s Day.

Do the Write Thing for Nashville Auction

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Three writers are running a benefit auction to help the flood victims in Nashville on this blog. I offered two signed copies of Child of Fire but haven’t heard back from them yet.

And who can blame them? What are two mmpb originals from a new author compared to some of the other auction prizes being offered? Full manuscript critiques! Partial manuscript critiques! Query critiques! Thirty-minute phone discussions of the industry! All with top agents, editors, and authors. One of the latest offerings is from a bestselling author willing to fly to any US city and buy lunch with the winning bidder and her friends.

I’m sure they’ll get around to me eventually. Right now they’re dealing with the big stuff.

And I encourage everyone to head over there and check it out. It’s for a great cause and there are real treasures to be had.