Lots of news this week that isn’t related to finishing a book or starting a new project.  Except. My YA and screenplay intentions were Shanghai-ed by the secretly titled druggie starlet/sensitive high school jock/sexy vampire stewardess drag racing book ala Russ Meyer.  The way it’s starting out it’s hitting all my go neurons. Foul mouths, kinky sex, women who fist fight.  Oh yes.

But I’m getting off track. What I wanted to tell you is this…

If you’re anywhere near the city of Seattle tomorrow (Friday, July 3rd) and can get to Fremont by 5:00 dressed and made up like the zombie of your choosing (zombie French-Canadian clown, zombie egotistical litigator, zombie sorority girl having an affair with her philosophy professor) then do so.  I know I’ll be there.  We’re all trying to break a Guinness World Record.  One that I’m thinking was set back in Pennsylvania where they recreated the mall scene from the original Dawn of the Dead, only this one will look like more zombies, because it’s in a tight metropolitan area.  I’ll be hitting S.G. Browne’s reading/signing at Fremont Book Company at 4:00 along with some members of Team Seattle and, I’ve heard, other authors of some import (who shall remain nameless, as I’ve not met her, him, them).

Here’s the info about RED, WHITE AND DEAD.

Next up, it looks like plans for the next Team Seattle road trip are in effect.  On July 18th from 12-2 PM, Caitlin Kittredge, Richelle Mead, Cherie Priest, Kat Richardson and yours truly will be teaming up with Devon Monk to dance like monkeys for your approval. It’s not just an author event, it’s a happening. And it’s “happening” at Escape Fiction in Salem, Oregon (3240 Triangle Dr.). I’ve been told that there will be famous handpicked berry cheesecake for the offering. So come armed with your books and good looks and we’ll make love.  In a literary sense, of course.

Richelle already made hotel reservations for the night before, so we can be freshly hungover on pineapple-habanero martinis and easily taken advantage of.

Let’s see.  Am I forgetting something?