Tidbits

from Shelf Awareness

"What I learned from [James Patterson] is that you can't be self-indulgent. Even the most literary book has to be a page turner. You're not accomplishing anything by writing something that's hard to read."--Peter de Jonge, who co-wrote several books with Patterson and whose first solo novel, Shadows Still Remain (Harper, $25.99, 9780061373541/0061373540), was just published, in the New York Times

things to do with Google Reader

There are a few blogs (B. Betty Al *cough* Whirl *cough*) whose comment feeds I keep on my Google Reader.   Maybe y'all do this already, but I find it's really helpful when one of your online crushes has a habit of stalking certain comment trails.

A blogspot blog feed looks like this:
suchandsuch.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default - the part in red is ALWAYS the same.

(Let me know if you need help with livejournal or wordpress comment feeds)

to my dearest darling Precie

Look what I'm reading going to read!

fun with authors

Jason's almost well-done.
Cindy's both gorgeous and yummy.

people you really should add to your Google Reader - and I mean really

Loren
Aniket (whom I'm considering for my next online crush.  he is just gorgeous!)
The Fill In the Gaps 100 Project

And finally, don't forget we're holding interviews the entire month of May!  I've gotten additional interview agreements with Authors With Heart Louise Hawes and John Marco!