Santa Gets Some Help

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel knows how busy Santa is, so he and his sidekick decided to help out and take care of some of that double-checking Santa always has to do with his Naughty and Nice Lists.

Santa truly appreciates Jimmy's assistance. This saved him a lot of time.

And here's a brand new Christmas song that tells the true story of how Santa started the tradition of giving coal to children on the Naughty List and what you can do with the filthy lump if you get one. Jimmy calls "Joel, the Lump of Coal" by The Killers "the greatest holiday song ever recorded by non-chipmunks."

I'm lobbying to get this song added to the caroling curriculum at North Pole High.

Everything's Coming Up Candy Canes

With less than three weeks till the Big Day, things are pretty crazy up here at the North Pole.

I'm happy to see so many people are picking up my book to read on their Kindles or stuff into someone's stocking. I hope you enjoy it.

Guest Blog Post

I don't normally write about writing here, but if you're curious about how I approach my authorial craft, you might enjoy a guest post I contributed to WriteVault.com about my experiences working with a brilliant editor. Write Vault is a great service for independent writers to protect their intellectual property.

Merry Thank Yous

I'm sending big candy cane hugs to all the great websites that have recommend my book while it's on sale. If you're always on the lookout for free or bargain-priced ebooks, check out these fantastic sites and subscribe to their free newsletters, then follow them on Twitter and Facebook!

Weather Report for Denver, Colorado:

Looks like it's going to be raining CANDY CANES!

Hammond's Candies is having a Candy Cane Festival this December 12th and 13th. Is this in my honor? I'm flattered. Here's a video from last year's super sweet mile-high Christmaspalooza:

Both my dad and my mom made an appearance. How cool is that?

Christmas in the 24th Century

I ho-ho-ho'd so hard when I saw this. Even on the final frontier, the crew of the Enterprise has time to enjoy singing a classic winter carol.

How jolly! I wish I could beam them all up to the North Pole.

That's Hot Chocolate

I was beginning to think December would never get here, but now the most wonderful month of the year is finally upon us!

Want something more to fa-la-la about? For the first TWELVE DAYS of December, the newly updated electronic edition of my book is just $1.99. That's less than the cost of a hot chocolate at Starbucks. It's also more entertaining and just as delicious.

So while you're waiting for Santa to slide down your chimney, enjoy the true behind-the-scenes stories of what really goes into making Christmas happen, in North Pole High: A Rebel Without a Claus. Merry Cyber Monday!

WHERE TO GET IT

For your Kindle:
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For your Nook: [U.S.] [U.K.]
For your EPUB eReader: [Google Play]

What Makes Santa Tick

The surest way to get Santa to spend more time leaving lots of toys and goodies at your tree is to fill your home with fun, loud Christmas cheer -- just like this family:

We get so much joy from videos like this. The elves really need to see how much you need Christmas. Otherwise they'll get lazy and make really stupid toys you would never want to play with.

To the family that shared this video, thank you for being so Merry!