fivecats journal

NOTICE: This posting and all information herein contained is solely the responsibility of this author. drood has nothing to do with it. Nope, nothing. Not a word.

My lj friend's list is populated with a large number of extremely fine photographers and writers. Picking a favorite photographer would be difficult -- extremely difficult. Picking a favorite writer, however, is not.

That distinction goes out to drood. I was first introduced to his blog through a posting that linked to his entry commemorating his one-year anniversary as a published author where he offered to answer questions from the audience about writing. He graciously answered all of my questions (and then some) and we started reading each other's journals. His entries are not only extremely well-written, but they're typically funny with the type of biting, snarky observational humor that I can only hope to attain.

He's also been wonderfully encouraging about my writing, but that's neither here nor there.

As mentioned, drood is a published author. He has written two books under the name Naomi Neale, The Mile High Hair Club and Calendar Girl, as well as the story "King of Orient Are!" in Shop 'til Yule Drop and a story in the upcoming Christmas Cards from the Edge. Writing for teens under the name Naomi Nash, drood has published You are SO Cursed, Chloe, Queen of Denial, Beaner O'Brien's Absolutely Ginormous Guidebook to Guys and Senses Working Overtime. Going out on a limb, I'll recommend them all.

After all of these books, drood is still working his regular, full-time day job. He hopes to one day be able to give all of that up and write full-time, but so far that hasn't happened.

In my little brain, I was wondering what I could do to help.

( Click on through to the other side to discover what YOU need to do to join The Droodic Order of Naomi's Knights! )

And, yes, I am serious about all of this.

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