Julie, or @Jimsissy as my Twitter friends know her, has decided to throw a Holiday Bash for the Twitterific writing community.  I am only happy to share with all of you in this very interesting variation on Secret Santa. Please tweet @jimsissy or use #holidaybash if you have questions! Here goes:

So. The Holidays are here again. I wanted to have a huge bash and fly all of you publishing-types into town for a party. Unfortunately,the lotto people didn't cooperate so I've teamed up with a few of the twitter writers to make our party virtual. Here's what we need to do.

1. Join the party by tweeting  to #holidaybash by Monday, December 7, 2009

2. Run around you house and find a white elephant gift that will fit into an envelope, put it in the envelope and get it ready to mail. You can't buy something new. Your gift can be humorous, thoughtful,strange or dramatic. The wilder, the better. (Risque is acceptable but not dirty. PG rated gifts.)

3. On Monday, we'll post who you mail your gift to. It will be your job to follow them on twitter,

get their mailing address, and send their gift.

4. Tuesday, December 8, 2009 we get our work done. Agents do agent stuff and clear your inboxes. Writers write and work on revisions.Editors, set a goal. We'll cheer you on! Authors, finish those projects.

Let's all work like crazy so we can enjoy the holidays with our families!

5. Don't open your present when it arrives!We'll open them together at the party.