Birthdays: Arthur Geisert (1941), Charles Williams (1886), Donald Hall (1928), George R.R. Martin (1948), Jude Deveraux (1947), Upton Sinclair (1968)

Tip: When creating a title, keep it short, use common words…and check online to make sure there aren’t thousands of other books out there with your title.

Thought for the day: “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon

Jumpstart: You’re playing an online game that gets successively harder, but you stick with it…and win. The next thing you know, the FBI knocks on your door and say you have to come with them…