Get your pencils ready.

I’m only one week away from a much-needed vacation, but in the meantime, while the Midwest is roasting in a wet blanket of heat and humidity, some fun things:

1. The fabulous (and gorgeous!) Jia Gayles, Promotions/Public Relations Director of The Knight Agency, will be guest-blogging here on Friday, June 26 to talk about ways you can utilize the Web to promote and/or market your writing. (She’ll also be checking in on the comments during the day).

I’m very excited to hear what Jia has to say, and I’ll confess–when she prepared a marketing “To Do” list for me, I printed it, highlighted it, and used it as my own web-marketing Canon. 🙂 So pull up a chair and prepare to take notes!

2. I’ve just about finished my office makeover, and I’ll be posting some pictures later this week for those of you who are interested in how I’ve organized.

3. Stay tuned for details about a brand new contest, which will include, for the winner, an e-mail from me containing an unreleased scene from FRIDAY NIGHT BITES! Details coming soon.