Cheyenne – Suddenly they all died. The end.

Once again, America’s overly-litigious nature has reared its ugly head. The target this time is a small pub in Southampton called The Hobbit.

Lawyers representing the filmmakers in charge of the movie The Hobbit are suing a pub in Southampton that has been known as The Hobbit for the last two decades. Evidently they’re concerned that said pub will infringe on their rights or something. I think it’s ridiculous that they’re trying to force the pub to change its name. For the full story, check out the pub’s Facebook page, Save the Hobbit, Southampton, and show your support of the pub by liking the page.

In other news, my good friend Lisa Wiedmeier wrote a guest post over at Aaron Patterson’s blog about the recent Amazon success of her novel, Cheyenne. It’s a great article and one I highly recommend checking out if you’re interested in self-publishing. Her next book, Promises, is due out in May and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy.

And finally, if you’re looking for a bit of fun on this lovely Friday afternoon, head on over to Rachelle Gardner’s blog and check out her St. Patrick’s Day haiku contest. You can find my entry in her comments section.

That’s all for me today! Time to call it quits and enjoy the afternoon. 🙂

So! News! If you’ve liked my Facebook page (or if you follow me on Twitter), then you know that I received the proof copy of my poetry anthology, Tuesday Daydreams: A Journal in Verse, the other day. I was disappointed to find some errors in it, but I took the opportunity to make a couple of formatting changes and now I think it looks great. Another proof copy will soon be winging its way toward me and I can’t wait to look it over. Tuesday Daydreams should be available for purchase by the end of the month!

I’m terribly excited, in case you couldn’t tell. 🙂

In other news, my friend Lisa just finished up a promotion for her novel, Cheyenne, in honor of a new cover design. Even though it’s no longer free, please click through and check it out. At $2.99, it’s still a world-class bargain and a great book to boot. Go on, check it out! You know you want to.

And that’s about all the news that’s fit to print today, I think. Conferences tonight will cap off a crazy week for me; hopefully tomorrow (TGIF, y’all!) will be a nice, peaceful day with no major hassles. I plan to spend this weekend recovering from my week and maybe working on my synopsis for The Lokana Chronicles if I can find a few spare minutes. I’m still collecting submission possibilities; I’d like to start submitting before summer. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed about the Dundee International Book Prize, but I’m trying not to think about it too much lest I go crazy with the hoping.