Friday is Friday. Let's see what it brings...

Yesterday I had an electrical socket blow (killing my beloved popcorn popper), the cat threw up on the mail, had a reader savage a book, two wine glasses got broken (yeah, windrose, a second one),... and yet, not a bad day. Go fig.

Three things of potential interest:

1: The Cosa Nostradamus On-Line has been updated with new info.

2: The December Book Giveaway is still in effect until the 19th-- and be sure to leave a mailing address! (or you can e-mail it to me @ LAG(at)lauraannegilman(dot)net.)

3: If you're still doing holiday shopping for yourself or loved ones, don't forget that Unusual Suspects [Amazon B&N] is on-sale now, with the Cosa Nostradamus short story "Illumination," along with new stories from nobodies named Charlaine Harris and Laurie King....

And now, onward into the day.

I'm tellin ya, I get no respect.

"When you're being neurotic [about a book], I figure that's a good sign." -- Madame Agent

update to the "Help Vera" campaign

If you've been following the "help Vera" campaign, I've just posted an offer of a submission critique -- cover letter, synopsis, and first three chapters, to make sure everything's 100% before you actually submit.

Minimum bid is $30, which is less than my normal hourly rate. is now up to $75 now up to $150. is now up to $200.

And yes, you can buy it for the novelist in your life, too. I'll even send a gift card suitable for presenting over the holidays...


IN other news, what Friday brought, apparently, was the swift onset of the Ugh. Sore throat and headache and waves of dizziness. I spent most of the day sleeping and flipping through catalogs. I am now being fortified by spicy wonton soup and cold sesame spinach noodles, and then I am going back to bed.