Do you smell the smoke? That’s my brain. It’s overheating from all the revisions I’m doing. I really hope this book is fabulous when I’m done. I’d hate to have a scorched brain for nothing.

I’m blogging a couple of other places today. The first is at my very good friend Colleen Gleason’s blog. She’s the author of the fabulous Gardella Vampire Chronicles (Go, Max!), and I’m blogging about the power of music and how I incorporate music into my books.

It’s also my day at Title Magic, the blog of last year’s American Title finalists. I’m talking about how I approach large revisions.

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve made the Final 2 in the American Title contest sponsored by Romantic Times magazine and Dorchester Publishing. So now it’s time to rally the troops!

Voting starts today at http://www.romantictimes.com/news_amtitle3.php and I would really appreciate your vote for OUT OF SIGHT. (Be warned, this final round is romantic scenes.) I loved writing this book, and I’ll do a serious happy dance if it wins and I get to share it with all of you — it and hopefully a sequel.

The number of votes is more important than ever, so I’ll need not only your votes but the votes of anyone you know with an e-mail address. Just like in a presidential election, don’t think that one vote doesn’t count. It does, especially when that “one vote” is multiplied by many people.

Thanks for all of your support and votes in the previous rounds. I truly appreciate it.

Today is the last day of voting in the fourth round of the American Title contest. There are only four of us finalists left, and as of the end of voting today we’ll be down to the final two. So if you have a spare moment and haven’t voted or you know someone who has an e-mail address who hasn’t voted, please visit http://www.romantictimes.com/news_amtitle3.php and vote. My manuscript is called OUT OF SIGHT. Thanks!

Okay, off to do revisions.

I’ve written 96 pages since last Sunday, so by the time I finish working today I’ll have written more than 100 pages this week. No wonder my brain feels abused. I wrote 16 yesterday and could have pushed myself to write more, but after writing that many pages in so few days I took the evening off to rest and just veg. I watched the Katie Holmes/Marc Blucas (Riley from Buffy) movie First Daughter, last night’s episode of Stargate Atlantis — no Ronon in sight , and The Prince and Me 2: Royal Wedding. Yes, I’m getting into that YA state of mind since I’ll have to start working on YA #2 after I finish The Willow Creek Cafe and the line edits that are their way to me on A Firefighter in the Family.

Hey, anyone out there with a MySpace page? If so and you want to link to mine, you can see it in all of its Will Turner glory here.

Don’t forget to comment on the blog here before the end of the day tomorrow to be in the running to win the bag o’ books and other goodies.

Also, voting for the American Title contest is still under way for Round 4. My manuscript, OUT OF SIGHT, is one of the four finalists and I’d appreciate any votes. To read the entries and vote, visit this page.