Birthdays: Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Booker T. Washington (1856), Robert Bloch (1917), Richard Peck (1934), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Arthur Hailey (1920), Deborah Harkness (1965)

Tip: Do you have a website? You should. They are useful for promotions, fan contacts, and other information. If you don’t feel comfortable doing one yourself, hire someone to do it for you.

Thought for the day: “If you are going to be a writer, you have to have self-belief. Every writer gets rejections. They say the difference between a successful and unsuccessful writer is an unsuccessful writer gives up.” – Anthony Horowitz

Jumpstart: You’ve just won the lottery. What will you do? How much did you get? What will change in your life?