One of the "joys" of my job is that people sometimes come up with the most bizarre rumors where I'm concerned. Most leave me baffled such as the ones that float around saying I'm at war with so-and-so author, that the Dark-Hunter series is ending, that I write erotica under a pseudonym or that I have ghostwriters writing my books, etc.

Some of them just make me burst out laughing such as I go to New Orleans so much because I'm having an affair with Brad Pitt or that Brad Pitt tried to buy my series for his production company and I turned him down. Neither has happened, I promise.

The latest one to hit is that I'm in a bidding war with Anne Rice over the St. Germaine house in New Orleans and that we were bidding so hot and heavy that Southeby's refused our ridiculous offers. Huh? There's been a couple of emails on this one. Apparently there's some tour guide in New Orleans who's saying this whenever he leads a group on his vampire tour. I assure you, I am not now nor have I ever been in a bidding war with Anne Rice (who last time I checked was selling or had sold all of her New Orleans properties). While I love the St. Germaine house, I can't afford it even without an auction :) Wish I could.

I did, however, engage in a heated auction on eBay for a pair of fluffy socks which I won for the exorbitant price of $4.99. I'm quite proud that I swooped in at the last minute and sniped my aloe socks, but that has been the only auction I've been embroiled in and while I don't know who was bidding against me, I'm pretty sure it wasn't Anne Rice. Then again, who knows? Perhaps that was the source of the rumor :)

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Sherri who also isn't the mother of the Loch Ness Monster, but my middle son has occasionally been called Sasquatch

This was too hard to answer on Twitter and since a few peeps asked, I came
over here to explain it in more than 140 characters :) Menyon is a term the bbs
members came up with years ago to describe themselves. They were originally the
Kenyon Minions. Another fan merged it to Menyon and we've been using it since
for the die hard fans who've helped spread the word about my books. We started
Menyon Awards awhile back to honor fans who go above and beyond to show their
love of my various series.



The Menyon Award is a place of honor on the website, FB and MySpace where we
post pictures of fans showing their love of any of my series. A couple of months
ago, to further show my appreciation of the fans, I started a Menyon of the
Month. What we do is each month, we randomly draw one of the Menyons from the
Menyon Award photos and we feature them in the newsletter as a way of saying
thank you.



To add to that, Kim and I came up with the Menyon of the Month keychain that
we'll be sending to the members who are featured in the newsletter. Again, as a
way of saying thank you for all you guys do to spread the word about my books.
You guys rock. Only Menyons of the Month will get the keychain. It's an
exclusive award to show appreciation for that extra effort fans go to.



Anyone who wants to be entered in the monthly drawing only has to submit a photo
of something you and or a friend or friends have done that feature one of my
books or series. It can be something as simple as a birthday cake with Ash's
symbol on it. A decorated shelf in your home. Or complicated like your car
bearing the symbols, a theme party based on my series. or Heather's corsets. For
past examples, please visit




http://www.facebook.com/sherrilynkenyon?ref=profile#!/album.php?aid=2024802&id=1292874673



or




http://www.facebook.com/sherrilynkenyon?ref=profile#!/album.php?aid=2052825&id=1292874673



To see the Menyon of the Month in the newsletter, please visit

http://app.e2ma.net/campaign/35530.2fe9eae8c494a2f37b1d0f487f8ebcdb



And lastly, if you'd like to enter, the place to send those photos is

officialdh@gmail.com



Hugs!

I didn’t realize how much curiosity I’d evoke when I mentioned Bob earlier so to clarify, yes I really, truly do have a ghost who haunts my office. I have no idea who he is or why he’s here, but he’s a very calm and soothing spirit. One who gives you a warm, peaceful feeling whenever he visits. Sometimes you can hear him walking and whispering. When the house is completely quiet, which is rare, his voice is very distinct.

We named him Bob because he’s like a handy caretaker (like Bob the Builder). He can get a little frisky but it’s always playful. Such as the cats will jump for no reason or sit up and hiss. Or something will shake. Sometimes my TV or my stereo will turn off or on. But his favorite thing is to turn on the bathroom light when you’re in the kitchen. Have no idea why.

The only time he’s been really upset was when we were doing renovations and everything was in disarray. He caused a lot of problems then. But mostly, he’s easy going.

And to answer another question, yes I really do keep Holy Water, sage, holy/blessed thistle and quite a few other herbs in my desk, along with candles and incense. I have protection symbols up from several religions and my house is regularly blessed by my priest. In spite of “heathen” ways (that is a joke btw not meant to offend anyone), I am a Catholic :) Of course my pagan and wiccan friends will also come in and bless the house too.

We’re not the only ones to see or hear Bob. I’ve had several guests who’ve been unnerved by him only because they didn’t believe me when I warned them that he was here.

So if you’ve been to signings and such and heard me, Kim or Dianna talk about a Bob not Zarek’s son, this was the Bob we were talking about. He’s a welcomed guest in the house and everyone but the cats and dog adore him. The dog actually tolerates him better than the cats. She’ll just sit and stare up at him (sometimes whining).

Like I said, he’s a happy member of the family and we love him.

Hugs!

If anyone is selling Fear the Darkness on ebay, it's stolen. Please do *not* buy it. You can read it free online. It's always been a *free* online story. Please don't put money in the pocket of someone who illegally took *free* content from my site that I posted there as a gift to you guys who now is trying to sell it to you and make a profit off something I'm giving away. Same for Dark-Hunter Christmas and Second Chances. You can find all of them *free* on my site http://sherirlynkenyon.com Please help us writers stop the thieves who are stealing our work and making illegal profits from it.

http://sherrilynkenyon.com/book_profile.php?id=94

http://sherrilynkenyon.com/book_profile.php?id=108

http://sherrilynkenyon.com/book_profile.php?id=107

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