I'm Just in the Mood

For some reason, I'm just in the mood to give something away. Maybe it's the season. Who knows?

Either way, I think I'll give away one of the books I recommend on this site. And while I love "Save the Cat," "On Writing" happens to be handier, so that's what's on the table here.

A FREE copy of "On Writing," by Stephen King (Mass market, as pictured above). An awesome memoir from a successful and prolific author. All followers are eligible, and to make this super simple, I'm just going to pick a number... Okay, that's harder than it sounds, so I'm just going to add up all the digits on the Kay'sVille barcode.

*adds numbers*

And the magical number is 106. Kind of high, but there you are. The US resident who posts the 106th comment on this thread (who is also a follower) WINS!

No real rules. You can post every comment if you would like, or just one. Doesn't matter. But in the end, the one in with the 106th position will win :)

Ready? Set? Go!

King's English-SLC's Author Mecca

*Note: I'm signing Sat, July 10th, 10-2 at the Sandy Costco*

Ah, the King's English. Little known fact: the King's English and I were born in the same year. So was American Eagle, I think... a good year to be born, it seems. Last night I was there to celebrate Kimberley Griffiths Little's most recent book release, "The Healing Spell."

For those of you who have never been to the King's English, it's pretty much the "it" indie bookstore in Utah. As you can see from the picture, it's not huge. In many parts of the store it's a stretch for two people to squeeze past each other, but what little floor space they have they fill with amazing books. You can pretty much pick up any book at the King's English and walk away with a winner. In fact, before they'll agree to host a signing for you, they will read your book and make sure it's a perfect fit for their store.

You gotta love people who love books that much!

While I was there I got to hang out with other authors, some with books out, and others with books coming out next year: Suzette Saxton, Elana Johnson, Ali Cross, Nichole Giles, and Jenn Wilks. We listened to stories of the bayou from Kimberley, tasted Cajun treats, got signed books and then ate Middle Eastern food next door at Mazza--where I secretly judged all my new friends by how much they tip (they all passed, we can be friends!) while they oohed and ahhed over the wit and vocabulary of our waiter of ambiguous sexuality.

Kidding. Kind of. That last sentence is Kay's influence, I swear. I've been writing a lot of scenes with her in them recently and sometimes it's hard not to bring her with me when I leave the house. I really have to shift gears to get inside her head, and sometimes it's hard to shift back into my usual gear :)

I love Kay, though. She makes me laugh out loud as I type in the privacy of my room. My new roomie might just think I'm nuts... either that, or that I watch TV very quietly. Sometimes Kay says and does that surprise even me, but I try to leave them in. I just don't have the heart to edit her spirit too much :)

You'll have to let me know what you think of her from Book 3 on... because while the book formerly known as Idle Playgrounds basically begins the same, it quickly derails into a different story line.