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  My Agent and I Sold a Book!

  3072 readersI've kind of kept this news under wraps for a while but I recently got the OK from my editor to let the news out. My agent and I sold a book! In late 2009, we sold my humor book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack, to Ten Speed Press, which is part of Crown, which is part

• Gnome Book at Borders Pic, and an Online Interview

  1843 readersMichelle Sussman snapped this pic of my book at a Borders, though I do not know the location. The danger of gnomes has attracted a prime spot in this store. Protect yourself! It's a dangerous world out there, full of pointy-hatted murderers. Other than that, there's been a lot of little things going on in support of

• My Gnome Attack Book Lands Mention in Reader’s Digest; Good News Has Inspired Another Free Giveaway to Commenters

  4095 readers(Update: Notified winners are Tom F & Eliza C. Congrats you two!) In appreciation of the extreme good news that How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack got a nice mention in the Oct. 2010 Reader's Digest (comes out today or tomorrow), I am doing another super-awesome, free giveaway. THE RULES: To enter, just comment on this blog post. Two winners

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  Question: What’s Expected at a Book Release Party?

  2953 readersI've never been to a book release party, which is probably why I have no idea what to do concerning the upcoming celebration of the release for my Gnomes book. I don't know whether to do a nicer, classier event, or something more wild like having my cover band play somewhere and have a garden gnome smashing contest.

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  Johnny’s Copyblogger Wrap-Up: Week of April 26, 2010

  3320 readersSometimes I sit down to write the introductions to these weekly wrap-ups, and I’ll try to think of some funny way to describe why you or I might not have seen this week’s posts. This week, however, I don’t really have to try to find a reason, because I’ve been frantically launching my Question the

• To Gnome My Dog is to Love Him

  2582 readersMy pooch Graham is trying to do his part for the launch of my Gnome Attack humor book. Look at him below, being cute as ever, trying to eat this dangerous garden gnome in my backyard. I Will Be Speaking At These Great Writing Events in 2010: Sept. 18, 2010: Hancock County Library Authors Day (Greenfield, IN) Sept. 20: "Meet the WD Editors"

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  Why Writers Must Make Themselves Easy to Contact

  6493 readersGIVEAWAY: It’s holiday giveaway time! And that means TWO giveaways for this post. I am (again) excited to give away a free copy of the new 2012 Guide to Literary Agents to a random commenter, and I will also give away a copy of my humor book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack, to

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  Call For Blogs/Websites/Media Interested in Reviewing or Writing About ”How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack”

  2285 readersMy publicist has asked me to put out a call for any websites or media or blogs that are interested in reviewing or talking about my new humor book, How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack (Sept. 2010). People I'm looking for include, but are not limited to: Gardening or humor bloggers. General book reviewers. Anyone interested in an interview, whether

• Phrases Gone Astray

  3102 readersI've discussed before the problem of misplaced phrases, which can be awkward, confusing or even misleading. In two recent cases, a carelessly placed phrase or clause really was a matter of life and death. Readers took note:

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  Hordes of People Shouldn’t Hoard

  1360 readersSome writers don't seem to know the difference between "horde" and "hoard." Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook. Original Post: Hordes of People Shouldn’t Hoard