Writers love free stuff

Just a quick story. Last night after the conference, I went out to dinner with four of my best and closest friends at Hyperion and two other authors: Kelly DiPucchio and Sara Pennypacker. We had a tasty meal, (I even had a Pisco Sour, in Atlanta of all places, que viva la bebida nacional!) and as we were leaving, I noticed a large box of matches, about the size of a deck of cards, with the restaurant's name on it. I commented to the hostess on how fancy that huge box of restaurant matches and she asked if I wanted one. Sara and Kelly and I all jumped at the chance to walk out of the restaurant with a FREE box of matches. As I pushed through the door with my very own box in my hot little hands, I caught a glimpse of the smile on my editor's face, which seemed to say, "Ahh, writers."