Okay, you out there in literary land, you may think your characters are hard to control. But you've got nothing on mine. I spent today working on a section that one of my primary secondary characters completely took over. He just shifted to wolf, uncurled those claws and dug them into the scene. Dragged it off to a gravesite to worry it a bit, then off to a grocery story to score some raw meat, then to a park to disgust my protag with it. He had this plan all worked out in his wolfy little head, and my gosh, the scenes worked. That is completely scary. I mean, if I was writing about some little kid or a beagle or a giraffe, that'd be different. But you just don't know where a werewolf's going to drag you.

I'm telling you, it's going to be somewhere unpleasant. Or possibly scary. Occasionally maybe romantic. MAYbe. You just don't--won't--know.

Until it's just too late.

For those of you not on Facebook (what are you waiting for?) but needing an update to the saga of Bridget Zinn, awesome writer and newlywed, that's the news! She is now married to the only man for her, Barrett Dowell. They got married in hospital before Bridget was whisked off to an operation which successfully removed a tumor from her colon. Way to go, Bridget! She and Barrett plan 2 more weddings (they don't do anything by halves, these two). If you would like to donate to Bridget's medical fund, please post here and I will contact you with information on how to do that.



I would like to urge those of you who care to check out Bell X1's wonderful new album, just released here in the U.S. It's called "Blue Lights of the Runway." Visit the band and take a listen at www.bellx1.com/. Like all the other Irish indy bands I listen to, Bell X1 members write great lyrics. There's something in the air over there. Yet another reason to spend as much time as possible in Ireland. Also, the island has no wolves, wer or otherwise.

And now, carry on with what you were doing... I will continue to beat werewolves into submission, making the world safe for you and your beagles and giraffes and little kids.