TODAY'S NEWS: We have a Winner for the Name The Zombie Contest! Before I reveal the results, I have to say that this was probably the most difficult contest yet to choose a winner. There were many excellent submissions, and I'm a little embarrassed to say that the Judging Minions actually came to fisticuffs over which name was best. Despite this, we finally reduced all the entries to a list of finalists, including Zach, Buscemi, Scott, Mingo, Hanes, Zagat, and Mort. Each finalist name was tried out and carefully evaluated by me and the Judging Minions. Another fistfight was narrowly avoided, and we eventually agreed on the most satisfying name for our previously-unnamed Zombie: Gordon. Congratulations to Awesome Reader Bookherd for entering the winning name! Thanks to everyone who entered and made this so difficult to choose!

Also, last night's Book Launch (and Willamette Writer's Faire) went splendidly well! A lot of people attended, I sold and signed books, I did a brief reading (which was video recorded, so I'll post a copy of that soon), and a bunch of my friends showed up to help me celebrate my book. Many, many thanks to everyone who was there!