Lisa Scottoline Has A Column - And You Should Read It

Lisa Scottoline has a weekly column in the Philidelphia Inquirer, which appears every Sunday under the title "Chick Wit."

You should read it. It's hilarious. And, of course, it's well written.

Janet Evanovich is Working Right Now

I discovered a short post over at Janet Evanovich's website, where she describes her average workday. It made me feel better, and I thought I'd post it here (it's the next to last FAQ), for all of us to remember as we're procrastinating or distracting ourselves or eating more chips, making more coffee:

Janet Evanovich is working right now. And she has been since 6 this morning.

Cowboy up, my friends.

This gets to me so much, that I've changed my screensaver: "Janet Evanovich is WORKING right now!" Really helps keep me on track and away from standing, staring into an open fridge.

I may lose weight this way, too, right?

Image: Fearless Fourteen was the Most Borrowed Book of 2008 in Dayton, Ohio, among other places. Check out my post today over at Writer-Lawyer for more on such things....

RIP Donald E. Westlake

Four books a year. Books worth reading. Plus screenplays, like The Grifters. Wow.

Donald E. Westlake died of a heart attack on his way to dinner with his wife, on a nice, warm night while vacationing in Mexico. He was 75.

Read his obit by the New York Times for details: Donald E. Westlake, Mystery Writer, Is Dead at 75