Motivational Monday!

For this week's motivating mojo, I present a giveaway, a question for all the book lovers out there, and some laughs:

Mystery author Blaize Clement is giving away her signature catnip bookmarks to everyone who pre-orders her newest book, Cat Sitter Among the Pigeons.  All the information can be found here.

I don't know many people who can write a post called "Make it Work:  Tim Gunn as First Reader."  But Gay Degani did just that.  Not only did I laugh, but I learned something.  (Of course, if Tim Gunn stopped by my desk, he would probably run away screaming at the grungy t-shirt and baggy shorts I usually wear.  I'd have to dress up.  Maybe a less grungy t-shirt?  Or nice pajamas?) 

I cracked myself up over at Arlene's Warped Wednesday post this week.  Not only was the photo a riot, but I thought my caption was pretty good (in an oh-that's-so-bad-it's-actually-kind-of-good way.)

And literary agent Nathan Bransford asks, "Which Writer Would You Most Like to Meet?"  You can choose one living and one dead.  I would choose Betty Smith and J.K. Rowling.  (I've already met Stephen King but I acted like such a geek...oh, let's be real.  I'd act like a big geek no matter how many times I met him.)

Happy Monday!  Hope it's a great week of reading and writing!