Vote for my friend's play!

A play written by my friend, Greg Abbott, was selected as a finalist for a national competition in Washington, D.C.

He needs votes to move on! Rate his play “Reali-TV.” It’s about a corporate station deciding to do a reality TV show in the Midwest. Their dart lands on KEYC in Mankato.

Go here to vote.

Thanks!

The impact of a thank-you note

Most every author (nay, I would say, EVERY author) that is a guest on The Weekly Reader is always so grateful and thankful for having a few minutes on the air. It's nice to get those verbal declarations. I'm happy to help out, because 1) I love interviewing people, I always have, I guess that's why I was a newspaper reporter; 2) I love talking to authors, especially authors I'm personally interested in (it's great being a volunteer host because I line up my own guests!); and 3) I hope that the favor is returned when/if I have a book someday.

But I actually got a postcard in the mail the other day from Steve McKee, again thanking me for having him on the program. What a nice gesture!

It's nice there are grateful people in this world, unlike the ungrateful author who turned me down. Sorry to beat a dead horse, but I'm a Scorpio -- we hold grudges.