The Tied to the Tracks meme is Rosina Lippi’s very creative way to get the word out about her paperback release! Visit her site for details. Participate and you can build up some good karma and a chance to win $100 Amazon gift certificate. My contribution: 5 Reasons The Best Writers Come From Middle Earth.

1. When the writing gets tough, the tough stop for second breakfast. This gives us the strength to go on.
2. Blowing elaborate smoke circles with pipeweed gives the brain a good chance to work out plot points.
3. We avoid adventures. Nasty things, make you late for dinner. This means we’re always home to write.
4. We’re very good at keeping the faith. The king will return, you know. And the book will sell.
5. We have a wizard for a literary agent. If Gandalf can fight off Balrogs, he can deal with gotcha clauses.

Tied to the Tracks by Rosina Lippi. July 3, 2007. ISBN: 0425215326

“[This] is a hilarious, smart, sexy novel with a heart of gold.” — Susan Wiggs

“[Lippi] turns her buoyant creative talents to the romantic comedy genre with an effervescent tale of a trio of offbeat Yankee filmmakers plunked down deep in the heart of Dixie.” — Booklist

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You can find Tied to the Tracks at Amazon , Barnes & Nobel, Borders, Powells, or at your local independent bookseller.

This meme has been entered in the Tied to the Tracks contest, originating on Rosina Lippi’s Storytelling2 weblog. If you’d like to enter the BUCKS & BOOKS meme contest, get the rules here.