Five for Friday

1. Thanks to a kind friend who ended up with two ARCs and sent one of them to me, I'm giving away a signed ARC of Black Hole Sun on Goodreads. There are only 5 days left to enter. Here's a link to the contest: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

2. Summer has settled in for a long, hot July in which I find myself spending more time chasing down the elusive cause of the evil check engine on our Honda van than spending time writing the next novel. I'm this makes my...