I should be wishing everyone a Happy Groundhog Day right about now, but there are more important things going on today than whether or not some overgrown rodent sees his shadow!
You know what I’m talking about.
I’m talking about…
KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP
LAUNCH DAY!!!
That’s right. The long-awaited “Chicks with Sticks” Book 3, Zack & Grace’s story, is FINALLY here! Yippee! 
If you haven’t already pre-ordered your copy, I hope you’ll all run out & buy KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP today. Though you may want to call ahead to make sure your local bookstore has it in stock; they can sometimes take a couple days to start showing up on shelves. 
And encourage your friends to do the same! Then invite them to join us here in The Dungeon. You know we’ll show them a good time. 
(Well, maybe not that good, but you know what I mean. 
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Also while you’re out & about, remember to take pictures of your “Book Sightings” & send them to me so I can post them in coming weeks. And if you’re a Street Walker, remember to put all of that nifty promotional stuff I just sent out to good use. 
(Okay, maybe not that good, but again, you know what I mean. 
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Now, you all know about the recent brouhaha between Amazon & my publisher, Macmillan/St. Martin’s Press. You probably also know that even though Amazon has supposedly capitulated, KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP is still not available (in either ebook or paperback form) via the Amazon website. 
But we are not going to focus on that, nor are we going to let it get us down. Instead, we’re going to spread the word that KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP can be purchased quite easily via Barnes and Noble.com, Borders, Books-a-Million, etc. As well as brick-&-mortar bookstores across the nation—Barnes & Noble, Borders, Waldenbooks… If they don’t have copies on the shelf when you get there, march right up to a store clerk & tell them to order one for you! This is hugely helpful in letting stores know that there’s a demand for the book, & they might even order in a few extra while they’re ordering yours. 
With luck, KNOCK ME FOR A LOOP will also be available at all your regular retail stores, such as Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart… So check there, too.
Last but not least, we are going to have FUN today, because Author Island is hosting a Cyber Launch Party for Zack & Grace. There will be chatting & a free book giveaway, & just oodles of funny, sexy, knitting-related fun! 
So be sure to drop by & show your support, have a few laughs, & possibly win some pirate booty. 
But better late than never, right? 
) One to an “old” Street Walker, one to a “new” Street Walker. (Yeah, yeah, insert hooker jokes here. *snork*)
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And with the release of 
Be sure, too, that she has your current/updated e-mail & mailing addresses, okay?!
) so that you have them with you each & every time you visit a store that might have copies of LOVES ME in stock. Then, when you find them, simply make sure they’re facing cover out, put a shelf-talker up in front of them, add a Great Read! sticker to the front, & stick in a couple of bookmarks. If a bookseller is nearby & seems interested in what you’re doing, take the opportunity to supply her/him with some bookmarks, talk me up, & encourage her to talk the book up to other customers. As Austin Powers’s father would say, “Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy.” (
Can you tell I watched Goldmember over the weekend?)
—tattooed, motorcycle-riding hero. 
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2. Remember the naked knitting from TANGLED UP IN LOVE? Well, there is even more in LOVES ME, LOVES ME KNOT. Or at least knitting that leads to some events that involve much nakedness. 
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Last week, I posted about the formation of the 
Although I’m running a bit behind, it is time again to promote the heck out of one of my books. This time, the second installment of the “Chicks with Sticks” trilogy, 
