My good news is utterly shameless--after working diligently on beating back waiting reader letters, I managed to shorten the queue to October 07. I'm surprised people still remember me after waiting for months, but so many people send back lovely responses, I'm touched.

The vamp book is also zipping along, on schedule for a change. I'm secretly surprised by that, too, but we won't dwell on my ability to procrastinate in the face of a deadline.

Instead, let's see what you all have to share for GNT!