As anyone who’s reads this blog knows, it’s only one of five blogs that I maintain, which I realize is slightly insane crazy weird unusual, okay?

Blogging is epublishing in its most grassroots form. And I’ve started each of my blogs for a specific purpose.

For instance, I started this blog for the purpose of marketing and promoting my books.

However, a blog isn’t an island and neither am I. My blog isn’t a fortress guarded by walls, in which no other subjects may leak through. So when I hear of other relevant awesome/crappy information or others’ happiness, I like to share.

So … may I direct your attention to author CJ West and his 2012 peace plan? Isn’t that awesome?

Plus Dale T. Phillips is/has been really busy at work last year and will be this year. Apparently. Whoa! Best of luck, Dale! :)

And while I have your attention, a great big congrats to Louise Phillips! Yes, dreams can come true. :)

Furthermore Geraldine Evans has a new book out and you can read an excerpt right here! :) Awesome!!!

There have so many great things going on, it’s nearly impossible to list all the awesomeness.

But I’ve really enjoyed reading the following posts, in no particular order: Mariam Kobras, Timothy Hallinan, D.B Grady and Zoe Winters.

While I’m at it, allow me to introduce novelist and indie filmmaker Elijah Joon, who’s very happy according to this post.

I would be most remiss if I didn’t mention Elijah, since I’m venturing into screenwriting now. ;)

Lastly, but certainly not leastly, there’s always something awesome going on at Derek Haines‘ blog, aka, The Vandal.

So … on that note, let’s end things with a really snappy tune.

Ah ha ha ha … had you going, didn’t I? :) Sorry, but I really like the Sex Pistols, and I am a hardboiled mystery writer, after all.

And I never even knew about that whole incident with the band until it came up while I was answering the trivia questions on Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar, where Paul Downie posted (to quote his words) a bit of “mindless pop.” Which is to say, a less bleak more appropriate tune that got my toes a tapping. :)

PS: Here’s a blog I just learned about that everyone should read. Really!

And here’s a post from that blog that I really, really loved! :

UPDATE: I almost forgot one of the most awesome things I’ve run across on the Internet recently. For all you Doctor Who fans out there, just so you know, look what author now has a great big TARDIS in her backyard! OMFG! :-D

And that’s the cookie jar I got for my birthday last year. Isn’t that awesome? :)