And the winner ...

      ... of the July 2007 Giveaway is TL! TL wins the hardcover edition of Holly Lisle's stunning dark fantasy Talyn. TL, contact me to arrange delivery. Thanks to everyone who particpated. Be watching for the August 2007 Giveaway.
      Lulu has shipped the second proof copy of Murder by Dewey Decimal. This means the third proof should be shipped next week. We're still on schedule for a July 15th release. I think.
      I spent today collecting addresses of family and friends to mail announcement postcards to. I really enjoyed designing the postcard. I got to use my graphic designer experience finally to do a project for me. I rarely get the chance to do so.
      I also did some housework and some errands, but that was it besides working on Murder by the Acre, the sequel to MBDD. The first two-thirds of MOTA just needs some updating and editing. The last third is ... ouch. It's going to need a lot of editing and new material. The suspense dies away, and the pace lags. Too many static interviews of suspects. Too many suspects, too. It becomes a muddle of motives and lies. And how it's solved depends on a coincidence that I thought was clever at the time, but now it seems strained. So a couple of month's work on that is in store.
      I haven't got out Murder by the Mile yet. I hope it stands up better than MOTA. But if not, I will simply rewrite. Well, not simply, but I will get all three books out there. Then I will publish Floozy, my collection of humor pieces. After that, I'll evaluate this whole POD project and see if I think it's worth the effort.
      And now I'll close and do some things. Y'all have a good weekend. Night!