Is this great or what? This is George the Zombie, courtesy of my friend KnittyOtter (who has a very cool website devoted to truly awesome homespun fashions, of which George is the resident evil--uh, I mean resident model).

Thanks KnittyOtter...and of course George! You guys rock!

Wow. Oh well (deep breath)...here goes:

I just got a four-book deal with Berkley. Repeat: I GOT A FOUR-BOOK DEAL WITH BERKLEY. They will be publishing the first two books of my Apocalypse series (formerly called Xombies and Xombie Rama), as well as my new novel Mad Skillz, and a fourth book to be determined. I'm still in a bit of a state of shock, because this offer literally came out of the blue. I'll let you know more as all the details come in, but for now: WOOO-HOOO!

Oh, and to KnittyOtter: I want to hug that zombie!