So... My submission is still in round two at Andromeda Spaceways, and I don't think the (brilliant, marvelous, would never dream of saying an ill word about him) slushmaster at Realms of Fantasy has even picked up the slush pile yet. Yeah, okay, so he had the Nebula awards to deal with last weekend. (Lousy, stinking... I mean, stupendous, enviable... writing... award... things...)

Bummer. Waiting on submissions is the pits.

But this Jim C. Hines contest is absoultely smashing. I'm dying to win the anthology. This derives from a combination of two factors: I love Jim's work, and I happen to be fresh out of short-term goals. So if you're NOT interested in winning the anthology, then do me a HUGE favor and enter the contest for me, will you? If you win the contest and send me the signed anthology, I'll send you a llama.

(No, of course not a live llama. Think more along the lines of a greeting card with a picture of a llama on it. If it means that much to you, I'll sculpt you a ceramic llama and send it your way. But keep in mind that I don't know how to sculpt...)

So, okay. Enter the contest already. And if you happen to know the RoF slushmaster, put in a good word for me. (Don't bother with Andromeda--their slush pile doesn't include any author information, which is probably all for the best...)

Oh, one more thing... if you happen to know any of the writers over at Stargate Atlantis, tell them they're one teetering step away from burying a potentially terrific show in the graveyard of writing disasters. It's just so... disjointed. Find a plot line and stick to it, for heaven's sake. Sheesh. Tell them if they need some pointers to try watching BBC's Robin Hood. Now that's some good writing!