I spent last weekend with the brilliant bloggers at fightlinker.com. Their amazing productivity rather shamed my poor performance. So after so many months away, I'm back. Here are a few updates:

1. Apparently, my book is helping to inspire David Spina, who plays for the ECHL Premier 'AA' Hockey League. If he makes it to the majors, I intend to take credit.

2. I was honored to win two American Library Association Awards. It was nominated as one of the best books of the year. It was also selected for the 2008 Alex Awards, as one of the top ten books for young adults.

3. I am currently in the process of researching my next book about mixed martial arts. Expect to hear more from me soon. And when I say soon, I mean, in about two-three years!