okay, I can take a hint

During last week's contest, the book that was mentioned most often? Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl.

Guess who has an ARC of that very book?

Yep, that's right. I'll be running a contest for it later in the week, so stay tuned...

Before I move on to links, I want to congratulate Briana, Helen, Meredith, and Andrea, who were the winners of last week's contest!

And here are the links:

C.L. Anderson on the roller coaster that is writing for a living

Rachel Aaron also riffs on The Rejectionist's excellent post about writing from last week (go back an entry or two and the link is there). From Rachel's post: "Cool is like salt. No one wants to eat straight salt, but even the most delicious food is bland without it (and quickly ruined gratuitous overuse)."

Ever wondered what the book editing process is like for an editor? Well, here's your chance to find out

Finally, is there anything Justin Timberlake can't do? I knew he was funny, but every time I see this commercial I laugh so hard I almost cry.