Ah, drat it. It says if I become a "writer of the future", I'll have to fly to Hollywood for a week???

It's impossible to fly anywhere right now - and my probation at work's nearly over, so hopefully I'll know soon if they want to keep me or not.

Too bad. I like Orson Scott Card's books (Ender's Game and so on).
There is nothing wrong with nepotism, so long as you keep it all in the family. (Winston Churchill)