Well I am pleased to announce, that today my blog is participating in something very special -- the Blog Scavenger Hunt for the promotion of J. Grace Pennington's new novel Never!  In case you haven't been parry to my rantings on my awesome friend Grace, I first met her through HolyWorlds and have gotten to know her well by reading her fantastic writing, and listening to her beautiful voice on HolyWorlds podcasts. However her awesomeness isn't the only reason why I'm here. I'm here to promote her awesome new western mystery novel Never, which is going to be released on the twenty-third of this month. But! By following these directions, you can be entered in a giveaway to win a free signed copy of the book! How cool is that? 

Here's how it works.  Each participating blog includes a code.  Gather up all the codes and email them to -



to be entered in the giveaway.  As a bonus, everyone who sends in all the codes will receive two beautiful Never-themed desktop backgrounds!

My code is:



And here's a link to the next participating blog:
P. Rose Williams

Never trivia:
During the revision of "Never", Grace read a number of mysteries to help her better write the mystery side of the story.  Her reading included Agatha Christie, Sherlock Holmes, and Ellery Queen.

Now the contest runs out midnight November 22nd (American time, so that's about 5pm on the 23rd for us Aussies!) so enter now! You know I only promote awesomeness, so you will enter and you will read Gracie's awesome book, you hear? I'll know it if you don't! (Actually I won't, but if you want to make the Bushy really happy, you will enter. Maybe buy a few copies for your friends, family members, acquaintances, total strangers, etc.) 

Before you go enter, be sure to visit Grace's blog! www.jgracepennington.com

I was at the library the other day and I got to hear a famous self-sufficiency author speak about many things to do with horticulture, the ecosystem, self-sufficiency, and a host of other related topics. However underneath it all I could feel a spiritual current, as though he was a man who was trying desperately searching for substance in what he does, and not finding it. I was very moved by his apparent lostness, and wrote this poem the night following it.

I am officially nuts. If you didn't realize already, and you're wondering why, I'll show you:


*points upward* That's why.

It was a spur of the moment decision really. I have been procrastinating on expanding my short story into a novel for quite some time (mainly because I was avoiding meeting face to face the blank document of doom), and decided that NaNo would be the push I need.

So I updated my author info, created my novel, uploaded my cover art on www.nanowrimo.org and am going in with a... tentative vengeance? I have no idea how it's going to turn out, but hey! It's a start! Keep an eye on my word count goal on the right of my blog, and if you don't see it moving, be sure to give me a prod. I'll appreciate it!