* Elizabeth Bear plugs OWW -- I've had more than one client come out of this excellent workshop, and met a number of fascinating writers at conventions because of it too.

* C.E. Murphy AKA mizkit mentions she'll be working on a story for a Subterranean Press anthology. And it looks look I will be getting my vote for a Janx and Daisani short story - they are characters from her new series: first book, Heart of Stone (The Negotiator Trilogy, Book 1).

* The unthinkable has happened. jaylake did not recognize one of his own stories. This explains the reports in the Pacific Northwest of flying pigs too.

* The first poster for the Dresden Files comic did so well that there will be a second. Order here. You can also read the first chapter of the new Dresden Files novel, Small Favor (The Dresden Files, Book 10), due out in April. Also, On March 8th, the Sci-Fi Channel is finally broadcasting the unaired pilot of Dresden Files in the US!

* Alison Kent has some words to say about a book that helps her with her writing life: Lynn Viehl's Way of the Cheetah. [Out of curiousity, what other books do people recommend and why?]

* Lori Avocato is going to be a guest on a on a live talk radio show next week Feb 8 from 11:30 am to 12 noon EST.