Leave it to a villain to know just what to say

I want to go on the record as saying that I love Sarad Nukpana. Yep, I love my villain. When I've got a tough-to-write scene going, I'm finding that I can count on him to know just what to say. At the moment, he's still trapped inside the Saghred, but he's also inside Raine's head, so he can inject himself into a scene pretty much any time he wants to. He's definitely going to be the villain you love to hate. Evil, yet delightfully snarky.

I have today off, and have another 4-day weekend coming up since I have next Monday and Tuesday off. All hail leftover vacation days. I'm really digging into The Trouble With Demons, and I'm determined to get caught up. My office and dining room table (secondary office) are a wreck -- and I don't care. ; ) Nor do I care much about the rest of the house. Good thing we cleaned before the holidays set in.

BTW -- I got the Armed & Magical bookmarks and postcards, and I've put together "book goodies" envelopes for those who asked for them, and will be mailing them today or tomorrow. And if anyone else wants them, just email me.

And speaking of A&M -- if you didn't get a chance to pop by here on Saturday, your Christmas present was Chapter 3 of Armed & Magical. Just go to the Sample Chapters page and enjoy.

I have to tell you all about a laugh-out-loud-funny, gem of a book my nephew gave me for Christmas. It's called You Know You're a Writer When. . . by Adair Lara. She's a former columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Too bad I didn't discover it before the holidays; I'd have been touting it as the PERFECT stocking stuffer for the writers in your life. But who needs a holiday to give presents? I'll be posting a glowing Amazon review for her today. It's hardcover, tiny (3 x 5), and I read it in half an hour. It's wonderful, and judging from her website, Adair sounds like a great/funny lady. Her website is www.adairlara.com. I loved the titles of two of her other books: Normal is Just a Setting on the Dryer, and The Bigger the Sign, The Worse the Garage Sale. Gotta love it. ; ) Treat yourself to a copy!