It's that time of year again when we send out end-of-year tax forms to our authors and contractors. Be aware that the minimum reporting threshold on royalties can change from year to year. This year, you will receive form 1099-MISC if your received total royalty payments of $10 or more during 2011. We expect to be mailing these forms concurrently with the latest royalty statements.

Remember, we know who you are. More importantly, the IRS knows who you are.

January 23 ushers in the Year of the Dragon. Here at The Grumpy Dragon, we hope the coming year will bring nothing but good things to ourselves and all of our authors, clients, and customers.

Kudos to our author Shawn Gourley and her husband Justin on their mention in this Huffington Post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/19/im-not-who-i-am-in-my-min_n_115...

Tomorrow (or should that be "today"?), our newest author, Shawn J. Gourley, will be a guest on The Tipping Point with Boone Cutler on Nevada radio station 99.1 FM at 7:00am Pacific. (The station broadcast is streamed live on the station website.)

They will be discussing domestic violence in households where PTSD is present. If you aren't able to listen live, we believe a podcast of the show will be made available.

Shawn is the creator of the Military With PTSD Facebook page and

We are pleased to announce that The Grumpy Dragon is now hosting a variety of forums aimed at writing, writers, and the publishing industry. Come join the fun! Anyone can read, but you need a Grumpy Dragon account (free) to post.

Exciting things are happening here at The Grumpy Dragon! We are in the process of remodeling our website to provide you, dear guest, with a more enjoyable online experience. Some features we are planning to roll out in the coming months include a modernized bookstore, public forums, author profiles, event listings, and virtual classrooms. For now, you can still reach our existing website by clicking on the "Bookstore" option in the menu above.

Happy reading!