Today I’m working on the next issue of my Advanced Fiction Writing E-zine, which will go out tonight.

In lieu of blogging today, I thought I’d just post a link to my latest humor column on fiction writing, in which Sam the Plumber decides to build “The Road To Heck.”

You may also be interested in a guest blog that I did which appeared yesterday on the “Routines For Writers” web site. The subject of my guest blog is “That Pesky Goal Setting.”

Have fun!

A quick note to my loyal blog readers that my latest humor column has just been posted online in the usual place. You can reach it by clicking this link to my column on Gorilla Marketing.

You’ll find a completely true and unvarnished account of Sam the Plumber’s extraordinary insights into marketing fiction. His niece Samantha recently published a novel with the fetching title SAMANTHA GETS THE GUY, and Sam has come up with a dynamite scheme for selling copies.

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Qwest had a line down yesterday. Not too big of news, except that it was the line that connects me via phone and internet to the world. So I was cut off from civilization for about 10 hours yesterday. A horrible fate. Fortunately, the line is back up and I’m online again.

I’m heading out for the day shortly, but thought I would mention that my pesky plumber Sam is at it again. My latest humor column was posted a couple of days ago.

Sam the Plumber asks me the hard, hard question: “Why aren’t you famous?” Read all about it here.

Things are getting back to something like normal here. For those of you who asked, my mother-in-law is stable and my wife is now home again. So order is returning just a bit to the chaos. I hope to resume regular blogging soon.

I am working on my e-zine today, and I also have my monthly visit with my accountant and my monthly critique group meets tonight, so today’s blog must be short.

But I have just remembered that I forgot to mention that my latest humor column (starring Sam the Plumber) was posted more than a week ago.

This month’s column is titled: “Congratulations, I Hate You” and was supposed to be about awards and jealousy. But Sam quickly corrected me on that score, and took over the column as he usually does.

Have fun!