My e-mail inbox was full today. Sure, there was the usual stuff … promises to make me bigger, harder, hairier and richer … but there was some mail I actually wanted to see.

First up was the page proofs for Graveside Tales’ upcoming The Beast Within anthology, including my short story “Okie Werewolf Seeks Love.”

The even bigger news, though, was that the proofs for Ulrik came today. Woohoo! We’re getting close. I’ve only skimmed the PDF so far, but I can tell you the layout is fantastic. Nathan did some really nice extra stuff with the layout. I skipped to the end of the book. I have to say, I think I did a good job with this one. I’m dying to get it out there and see what other people say about it. That should happen in just a few weeks now.