Thanks to the magic of tech people far more patient than I, I’m happy to report that this blog will now appear simultaneously at LiveJournal, MySpace and FaceBook as well as their regular homes at petrucha.com and sundry Amazon product pages.? I’ve long wanted to extend my reach, but been too lazy to cut and paste.? Now ’tis all done with the click of a mouse.? I’m particularly happy to be at LiveJournal where many of my writerly friends and associates hang.? Blog basics will continue to reflect career stuff, but the comments section will allow a freer rain of my diseased mind.

Speaking of news, I? just learned that the UK edition of Teen. Inc. has been selected as a Best Book for Boys by The Independent.? Scroll on down to the bottom of the page for the lengthy graph.

And if anyone in Western Massachussets this weekend, on Saturday August 19 I’ll be appearing with my Nancy Drew editor and longtime pal Jim Salicrup in Pittsfield at the Storefront Artists Project from 12-3PM.? Details here.

Meanwhile, time to get back to work.? I should probably be writing something…