Hi Anna! I agree w/ WolfintheWood, get Vincent checked for kidney problems. Had the same thing on the leg-dragging with my Siamese. Scared the bejeezus out of me. I thought she'd been hit by a car, then had a reality check after my panic attack - she was an indoor cat. She lived 10 more years (18+) after the diagnoses, but wouldn't have made it two w/o. Totally agree about the Hottie, Christian Kane. And pie? At an ALG diner? I'm there. Bad thought to read Suzanne first, even her old stuff. And the copyediting? Totally agree there. Picked up one in the (oh yeah, it's bigger!) mystery section and had to put it back because within the first 5 pages, I found seven errors. Yikes! LOL on the Pro-pin rant. It doesn't do anything for anyone, in my admittedly un-humble opinion. Good idea, impossible execution. Sent you a Romantic Suspense query, have a Hanukkah book, but it isn't done yet. Glad you, at least, are looking for something other than the "I follow the RULES" mss out there. Judged a ton of 'em and agree w/ another poster that critique groups and RWA classes usually beat the originality right out of all of it. Sigh...think I'll go make a pecan pie and eat a slice hot, with ice cream. :>