Punzie's tricks and treats

A movie I'd been looking forward to opens this weekend in NY, UT, CA, TX, FL, and MD. Gentlemen Broncos is the latest from the Hesses, who did Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, and this film focuses on a young writer and his scifi novelist mentor. I've watched all the behind-the-scenes vids on the Gentlemen Broncos site. My favorite is Sam's Smoothie. (love Sam Rockwell!) There's a scene in the movie at a writers conference about how to name characters that nearly brought me to tears...from laughing, that is. Would a troll mother ever name her offspring "Tea Cup"? A valid question!

Look at this fabulous Rapunzel costume a reader sent.

 

Yes, she's reading an advance copy of calamity jack! The rapunzel's revenge sequel will be out in January. I just got full color copies today, and they're SO beautiful. Can't wait to share! And this lovely girl's costume makes me want to host a costume contest next Halloween. Remind me if I forget, but I'm going to do it. Next year dress up as a character from one of my books, send a photo, and there will be prizes. And speaking of calamity jack, I'm not sure if I ever officially posted the cover art: