Baked beans are off! (a.k.a. Spam)

Sadly, due to a recent influx of spam comments in my LJ, I'm having to turn off the Anonymous commenting feature until further notice. I apologize to my non-LJ readers for the inconvenience, and hope the problem will be fixed soon.

On Fan Mail

I've finally discovered how to vlog without taking all day to film and edit the thing! So here's my first video, about what it means to authors to get fan mail -- and how to increase your chances of getting a prompt, personal reply from an author when you write: