It’s getting colder down here in Mobile, brrr! Here’s my roundup of of blog posts I found helpful this week, plus my geeky obsessions that I came across. Enjoy!
Writing:
- Romance writers, two must-read posts this week: Five things romance writers should know about vaginas and Using The 12 Stages of Physical Intimacy To Build Tension In Your Novel
- For those braving NaNoWriMo, please read this post by Kristen Lamb: Editing–Are Butchering Your Creativity?
- Another entry in the author platform topic: Brand Is Not Evil: Learning to be our ‘authentic’ selves
- And Jami Gold asks the question, What Makes a Story Feel Unrealistic?
- Susan Bischoff wrote a post encouraging writer-bloggers to use the same writing techniques we use to pull in readers for our novels into our blog posts: 3 tips on using fiction skills to craft more engaging blog posts
- An agent weighs in on when she gives up on a project: Giving Up
- YA author Janice Hardy shared some marketing tips this week: On Your Mark: Marketing Your Novel (Part 1) and On Your Mark: Marketing Your Novel (Part 2)
- How Many Drafts Does It Take To Get To The Query Stage?
- Stina Lindenblatt wrote a great post earlier in the week – Remove the Clutter – that will resonate for any writer that also likes photography
Ada Lovelace:
- This had me doing the happy-dance-with-shiny-glitter this week. The New York Times reports that a group of scientists will soon be starting a ten-year project to construct Babbage’s Analytical Engine
- Ada Initiative to hold first AdaCamp in Melbourne, Australia
Austenites:
- Where was this six months ago? As noted in my recent post Tomato, Tomahto, I’d created a Austen thesaurus when editing my hero. Now there’s a handy one online! Just type in a word and presto! Write Like Austen
Browncoats:
- Some great new t-shirts coming soon
- Um, okaaay? Geek Cookies? Anyway, they have the first in their series of Firefly treats, first up The Captain Mal brownie!
- And, an artist on Etsy has some Browncoat guitar picks…
- OMG, I have to get me some of these! Firefly undies:
In Geekdom:
Have a great weekend folks! Stay warm and safe!
LOL! at the Vader pic. Thanks for the link love too. 🙂
I’m with Jami, that Vader pic is fantastic, as are the firefly undies. p.s. If you’re an “undies” fan, you would wallow in my Undie Chronicles.
So, (a) THANK YOU for the blog love – I’m glad you enjoyed the post. And (b) What a fantastic title to be sharing my paragraph with. I’ve got to go check that out. I have romantic elements, and evidently there are five things I need to know about the va-jj!
You’re welcome 😉
I’ve been a lurker on the Undie Chronicles! I actually thought of you when i posted that pic of the Firefly underwear 🙂
Really great posts here – I’m so flattered you included mine, mostly because it helped me find your awesome blog! I’ll have to start following you – so many things here appeal to me. 🙂
Awesome, thank you!!
Okay, I love the Darth Vader pic. Did you see the one someone posted of him and Luke Skywalker that was captioned, “Take your son to work day”? I almost fell out of my chair…
Thanks for the shout-out, Angela. Totally made my day. 🙂 The other posts look really interesting. I will have to check them out later today.
I didn’t see that one, LOL! Glad you like the links! 🙂