Numb with Excitement

I'm taking a break from my usual programming today. I have mentioned before that I have a literary agent, the awesome and fearsome Janet Reid of Fine Print Literary Management in New York City. Yep, the Big Apple. Oddly enough, I am not her only client, which is good considering I've yet to provide her with a book she could sell. (This one. I swear, Janet.)

Anyway, some of her other clients do sell books, and one of them is celebrating the release of his debut novel, Numb. Sean Ferrell is one of my favorite online writer friends. One of our other writer friends is sponsoring a contest in his honor. You can check out the contest and her review of Numb at Harley May.

And this is my illustration of a few of the key scenes of Numb, all rolled together (you have to look close, Harley. That's a nail in the back of his neck):

For those of you who were counting on finding my words of wisdom, head on over to Everybody Needs a Little Romance to enjoy my latest excuse for why I never get anything done around here.

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In case you're wondering, I'm posting these two a at time because that's about as many blog posts as I can read in one sitting, so a top ten list sorta blows my mind, and I never get to the ones at the bottom and I wanted everyone on my list to get a fair shake. That's me, always thinking.

Today, imagine yourself as a writer. You've dreamed of the day your book is done, and a literary agent reads it and loves it and signs you to a contract. You imagine all of the pithy emails and witty conversations you'll exchange with the agent in question.

In all those daydreams, you never imagined a scenario where your pants would prank call your agent. Welcome to Sean Ferrell's world. First, let's hear about it from his agent:

Aha! I'm Not Crazy

Then, there's Sean's side of the story:

Pants 1, Sean 0

And while you're at it, check out the cover and blurb of Sean's soon to be released novel, Numb. And add yourself to the pre-order list. You'll be glad you did.