Humongous news that ya'll have been waiting for

I'm sure most of you have already guessed what my news is, but now that cyber-handshakes have taken place and it's been announced on Deal Lunch, I can announce it here. . .

I have another two-book contract with Ace Books for Raine's 5th and 6th adventures! I can't tell you how excited I am to able to share more of Raine's stories with you, and work with the wonderful Anne Sowards at Ace Books, and my agent-without-compare, Kristin Nelson. Thank you, ladies, for all of your hard work!

NaNo daily word count = 5719
Total NaNo word count = 22,100

Yep, my word count took a flying leap yesterday. I added an entire chapter -- without typing a single word. I had a chapter that takes place at the goblin embassy in Bewitched & Betrayed, and it was part of a subplot that I ended up cutting out. Well, guess what? That subplot fits perfectly in Con & Conjure (at least it will when I get through with it).

So my advice for today is if you have some chapters/scenes that you've written for another book or story, but it doesn't quite fit there, see if it'll work for your NaNo book. You can add a cool scene to your book, and up your word count at the same time.

And you can buy yourself something nice with it -- a day off. I think I'll be using mine to take Thanksgiving Day off. I want to take time to be with my family and I want a whole day to reflect on how grateful I am for them and everything else God has blessed me with. For those of you in the U.S., push a little harder on your word count and try to take Thanksgiving Day off, too. You deserve it -- and so does your family.

Lisa