First the links:
Writers, Do not call a publisher, even if you’re “calling on behalf of an agent”. ::Rolls eyes::
And, here’s a list you didn’t know you absolutely had to read: Twenty Ridiculous Complaints Made By Tourists. The first one, about the aroused elephant, is priceless.
From Failblog.org: Child safety: You’re doing it wrong.
From Failblog.org part 2: Is this really a bag of Doritos?
I love the serene look on the yellow guy’s face. Crotch-stomp=bliss.
And now, galleys: I’m told that Del Rey will be printing over 500 bound galleys for Child of Fire, and 300 of them will be given away at San Diego Comic Con. They’ll also be the only fiction advance reader edition they’ll be giving away at the event. Pretty cool, thinks me.