Kristin Butcher... has novel ideas

... and I ain't got nobody.

Actually, only the Saturday night part is true. I have several somebodies who make my life special. My daughter, the police officer/nurse provides me with legal and medical information when it comes up in my stories. My son is my website guru and general computer go-to guy -- just put a photo collage of his silly mother on the Me page of my website. My mother listens to what I write and, as a voracious reader, shares her readerly insight. My sister opens her house to me whenever I need to visit the mainland -- and even houses the writer friends I bring with me. And my husband is my day-in/day-out go-to guy.

And every day I get to write. I might just be the luckiest person in the world -- even if I didn't win $12 million on 649.