Hi, Folks - and a happy, happy New Year to all of you! 

Lots has happened over the last few weeks - some of it good and some of it not so much - and I’ll get to that in detail in the next issue of Yellow Brick Road, as it’s due at the end of this month.  There are, however, a couple of pressing matters that I’d like to bring to your attention today.

First, the good stuff!  It seems that Lucinda’s Web has been nominated in the Romance Category of the “Preditors and Editors” Readers Poll for best novel of 2008.  How cool is that?!  What would be even cooler, though, is if you’d surf over to the site and vote for it!  Voting is quick and easy and doesn’t take but a second.  Just click on the link below to vote:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelr.shtml

But that’s not all!  M.R. Sellars’ fabulous new novel, Blood Moon, has also been nominated in the Best Thriller Category.  So while you’re at the site, please cast a vote for that one as well.  The voting link for that category is:

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml

Voting closes on January 14^th, so you’ll need to cast your ballot in short order.  We’d  really appreciate your votes - more than you’ll ever know!

 
So…that’s the good stuff.  The other pressing matter is not so good.

As some of you may already know, one of our very favorite songbirds and musicians, the incomparable S.J. Tucker - also known as Skinny White Chick - was whisked off to the emergency room and hospitalized over the holidays.  They’re still awaiting the test results, but it looks like surgery may be necessary before she’s got a clean bill of health.  You can find all the details here:

http://www.skinnywhitechick.com/announcement.php

If having undiagnosed medical problems isn’t enough to worry about,  there are financial issues looming large as well - especially with the prospect of impending surgery.  Sadly enough, Sooj has no health insurance.  So…she needs your help!

Of course, PayPal donations are more than welcome and can be handled on her site.  However, she’d really rather that folks get something more than that warm, fuzzy feeling of having helped someone in need.  That said, she’s put all of her cd’s on sale, and for only $10.00 each!  [That's a savings of $6.95 per cd - and you can't beat a deal like that!!]  

So go on over to her site and order your cd’s today!  Not only will you be helping someone who’s done a ton to help others, but you’ll wind up with some fabulous music to enjoy for years to come!

Much love, huge hugs and many thanks to all!

Dorothy…