My publisher sent me a fan mail this week. Here is what it said: "I thoroughly enjoyed Nancy Sartor's writing. The story moved fast and held a great deal of meaning to me. I will be watching for her next novel to guide my imagination on another riveting adventure."

I have 34 glowing reviews of BONES ALONG THE HILL on Amazon and another seven on B&N, but this is my first piece of fan mail. I was delighted to have it and even more delighted that the novel meant something to the writer. The writer was male, judging from the name, which means even more since men generally eschew anything that smacks of romance.

Getting a novel noticed takes herculean work, at least for most of us. There are those lucky few who throw a book against the wall and suddenly become million-sellers. Most of us, however, promote and advertise and give out cards and bother all sorts of people with talk about our novels.

If you've read a book lately and enjoyed it, do the author a favor. Go back to the web page where you bought the thing and do a review. You can't give a better gift to us.