Thanks Michele, Megan, Ferfe LaBat, and Gabby for your great input on digital cameras and point of view.

After exhaustive research online, in magazines, and from the personal experiences of many many people, I went to my local Wolf Camera store and bought a totally different camera from any of the ones I’d been considering. Chalk one up for a great salesman. Is everyone ready? Drumroll please. I bought a Canon SD400. I was completely confused by the time I hit the store’s door. It seemed that no two reviewers could agree about which was the best camera in the three to four hundred dollar range. I like consensus before I spend my money, and some of the horror stories I read on photo bulletin boards gave me chills. I knew I had to eventually make a decision, so when the salesman brought out the SD400, I bought it. I’m glad that I did. It was less than three hundred dollars, but by the time I bought an SD card and all the other little extras, it took the cost up close to four hundred. The other cameras that a lot of reviewers seemed to like were the newest kids on the block (like the Canon A620), but after adding on the extra costs, they would’ve taken me into the five hundred dollar range. Somewhere I didn’t want to go right now. Yes, I get free lessons with this baby, and heaven knows I need them. The camera is like a computer, and I’m not too great with the technical stuff.

Hey, guys, remember the consensus thing? I didn’t get that with my point of view question either. Sheesh! I’m still undecided about whether to try first person. If I ever do, I’ll make sure that one of my series is still in third person. Anyway, all of my 2006 books will be in third person. The one truly memorable first person POV romance that I remember is Outlander. I fell in love with Jamie even though I never got into his head.

Megan, I took your advice and bought some catnip spray and a catnip plant (plant is growing in my computer room, a cat-free zone for the moment). When the plant is mature enough, I’ll put it out for Abby to go crazy over. I bought a bigger scratching post and sprayed it with the catnip spray. She really loves the new post. Then I sprayed a commercial product on the area of my couch that had become a war zone. The manufacturer guarantees that it will stop the scratching, and so far it seems to be working pretty well. No cords have been chewed lately either. Life is good! By the way, you know that as soon as I take a good picture of Abby, I’ll put it up on the site.

Oh, and have faith. My site updates will be done very soon, and I’ll have a January contest up. I’m trying to think of a really great contest to run for my back-to-back books in May and June. Last year it was a big money prize. What do you think? Do readers want the money or something more meaningful (Although money is pretty meaningful to me)? Suggestions welcome.