So things have calmed down since John’s MySpace account was hacked. Someone sent out a bogus message from his account saying that anyone who’d bought his books was a fool and he was retiring from writing. I don’t think anyone who actually knew John took it seriously but he has been trying to use MySpace…

Here’s a link to a very cool, atmospheric version of “Have Yourself a Merry Christmas (If the Fates Allow)” by ego_likeness. I’ve been listening to it all morning. It’s a free download! You can’t say I never gave ya nuthin’. http://www.egolikeness.com/xmas/Ego_Likeness_If_the_Fates_Allow.mp3

Here’s a recent interview with Ron Malfi aka brotherrabbit where he talks about the creative process behind The Fall of Never, how his writing has evolved and what he’s up to now: http://www.seviercountynews.com/seviercountynews/default.asp?id=6 He also shows that he’s not just a pretty face with this perceptive comment; “I feel women are simply smarter than men,…

There will be a release party for Unintended Consequences in LA on July 29. Here’s the details: July 29 • 9-12 Unintended Consequences book release party Figueroa Hotel Poolside Bar 939 Figueroa St., L.A. RSVP to rsvp (at) palehouse.com There’s a blog post about it over on Flaunt.com

Matthew Warner was recently interviewed on The Augusta Free Press radio show. He had lots of interesting things to say about writing horror, censorship and networking. He also mentioned that he is a finalist for the Virginia Governor’s Screenplay award for the adaptation he did of Eyes Everywhere!