Congratulations to NevillesSoulmate, who is October's Featured Author. To view the short survey given to NevillesSoulmate, then please click on the Featured Author link. To congratulate or ask a question to NevillesSoulmate, then please do so here.

Remember, you CAN nominate yourself or a fellow member to be featured, all you have to do is go here and post in that thread.

I apologise, I don't know what happened. Some how, my sites rolled back to an older version of itself. Possibly done server side. I have just restored a back up that I made just this morning, so if anything is missing, I am so very sorry.

All I can ask is that you re-submit chapters and hopefully it won't happen again. I'll keep making regular back-ups in case this happens again.

EDIT: Grrrr...Okay, bear with me as I figure out what is going on. I have contacted my host server but either way, I'm working on it! Some reviews and previously submitted chapters may not work, although some story information is there. I'm trying to restore a back-up of my server files, but may need my actual server company to restore this back up.

Please bear with me as I try and resolve this glitch!

I won't be around much in the next couple of weeks. As it gets closer to having baby no.3, I'm finding myself winding down, relaxing and just focusing on the family a bit.

Once bubs is born and I'm back at home, there is no doubt that I'll be back on here ready to keep things going. While I'm away though, if I'm needed ASAP, email me at admin[at]gluttonyfiction[dot]com

Otherwise, there are the other Validators and Moderators around to have answer your questions :) Don't be afraid to email one of them or pop onto the forums to post your questions there. They'll get to you as soon as they can :)

What is NaNoWriMo?

From the official website: "National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30."

November 1st marks the first day of NaNoWriMo. It's a crazy month full of stress, hair pulling, keyboard tapping (or bashing) but a LOAD of fun!

From first timers to returning participants, November will certainly be hectic. I have set up some NaNo forums on Temperance , so head on over and start posting, planning and getting ready for NaNo.

It's hard to believe that 7 years ago, the world changed forever. Terrorism wasn't anything new, but it became very real for many of us.  I can still remember watching things unfold on the news, yelling at the TV set, tapping on the screen, telling people to 'run'! It was devestating to watch and I simply can't imagine what it was like to actually be there at the time or go through the aftermath. Many people lost their lives that day. From those who were just starting their day, to the brave police and firefighters who entered the buildings that day to evacuate.

Here at Gluttony, we remember those who died and hope that the family and friends of those lost are still finding a way to recover. But most of all, my thoughts go out to the people and the city of New York. The bravery and courage to come out of all of this is inspiring. While some of us sit in our corner of the world, untouched by terrorism, you all bravely faced the reality of it, the loss and sadness, the anger and frustrations and everything else that goes along with it.

But what some of us will never know is the strength you all gave in re-building, moving over that day and not letting terrorism win. If I had half of that strength and courage, I think I'd be a better person. Today we remember you, the city, the brave, the loss, and the strength and courage that came out of that fateful day.

WooHoo!! NOW we are over the 100 review mark for the competition!! Georgia Weasley just updated her links and she's sparkling on a pretty 101 reviews at the moment!!

Errr, I'm sorry. It seems I got excited over...nothing?? LOL

My excuse is that pregnancy ate my brain!!!

However, no-one has reached the 100 review mark yet!!! The stats are as follows.

1. Georgia Weasley - 93

2. Eyriana - 92

3. Holly Ilex - 87

4. Ginwannabe - 80

Okay, there isn't anything in the queue as I type, however after some re-coding (Thank you to Jenny on the eFiction Forums), this information is available to all members. If you submit a story to the queue and look back on the main page, you should now see that chapter/story waiting in the queue :)

Remember, when the queue is empty, no information shows up!!