Song playing right now on my playlist: “Sally MacLennane” by The Pogues.
Writing and the Writing Life:
- Writing Books is a Lot Like Competing in American Idol
- Sarah LaPolla takes a look at The Hunger Games and how movies end literary trends. The Trend Games
- Are you missing opportunities? Putting More Into Your Writing
- Jody Hedlund explores the 7 Dialog Basics That Can Help Tighten Our Stories
- Lydia Sharp talks about Good Flashback vs Bad Flashback
- Juliette Wade explores Completion, and Resonance: why the first chapter is like the last
- Is Your WIP in Deep Doo-Doo? 7 “Block” Busters from Ruth Harris
- K.M. Weiland on The Secrets of Story Structure, Pt. 5: Inciting Event and Key Event
Ada Lovelace:
Jane Austen:
- A Jane Austen game for the Mac and PC: Matches and Matrimony
- An Austen charm bracelet
In Geekdom:
- Read: Wil Wheaton & Simon Pegg’s Nerdiest Trek Chat Ever
- And I’ll leave you with this, now that it’s getting warmer outside:
Thanks, Angela! I always love your weekend grab bag. You find a lot of helpful posts.
Another great bunch of links for us! I’ve played M&M. Didn’t turn out as I’d hoped. Apparently I was too nice.
These are so much fun:):):) ~THanks!
Great grab bag as always, Angela! I jumped over to the Sarah LaPolla post about trends. Fascinating! And I love the storm troopers in the pool. 🙂