Spotted on the wall of a bar. That red thing is a phone booth, children. What’s a phone booth, Gramma? Go play with your X-Station. A WRITING PROMPT FROM ME TO YOU: Excellence, real or perceived. MA

I’m languishing here in durance vile on a beautiful island where the Christmas lights are strung on palm trees, eating crab by the pound and working on my writing. It’s a tough life, but I know I have to suffer for my art. Meanwhile, Holly…

I’m sending you to Jim Butcher’s blog for great advice. Whether you’re a generally struggling author, a NaNo sufferer or anyone facing a long hard row to hoe, this is the advice you need to read and heed. Here it is at Goodreads and here…