Shame is good for you

My local writers' group, Southern Magic , threw me a sweet celebration on Saturday for my RITA final with Going Too Far. You can see the pics at the MTV Books Blog .

Now it's back to work, and I mean it this time. Last month I tried to get a lot of work done on my MTV Books release for next year, and I banded together with some friends so we could keep tabs on each other. But I really think I need a more public shame in order to be productive.

Therefore, I am pledging to write 40,000 words on thi...