Still sulky sick. My nose hurts from blowing it so much. Still, I’m definitely much more human today than I was yesterday. Getting 12 hours sleep probably helped.

Publishing: AAR speak to Dorchester authors about the recent changes there. Some are sticking with them, some are self-publishing, some are looking for new publishers. Dorchester seem happy to let authors make their own decisions. The September releases are up, but a lot are listed as out of stock. You can’t even add them to a wishlist.

Interest Piquing: Philadelphia is sending to all bloggers with ads (or any other kind of potential revenue earner) on their blogs a notice for $50 a year or a one off payment of $300 for a business privilege licence. Even though many people receiving these demands have earned well under $50.

InsPiring: Paige Tyler’s Thursday Thirteen last week was for hot air balloons. The Thirteen is an awesome idea anyway, and who doesn’t love hot air balloons? As a kid, it was always a treat if I spotted one through the car window. Every now and then you’d spot more than one, and then you’d get over the ridge of the hill and realise it was a whole hot air balloon festival.

Procrasintation: The Dionaea House, and the Mystery Cave. Both are pretty old now (in ‘net terms) and both made for some pretty disturbed sleep! I prefer the Dionaea House, overall, but Mystery Cave was good too. Anyone got any similar recs?