Friday Link Love 4/25

Apr 25 2008

I have been aware, for some time now, that a lot of my links for "Friday Link Love" come from the same lists of blogs I read every day. This doesn’t mean that those posts aren’t interesting and don’t deserve to be featured here, quite the opposite actually. However, I want to expand my link love list to include other blogs that I have never read before, but enjoyed a particular post.

Thus, you will start to see different posts from many different blogs creep into my Friday Link Love feature! I try to stick with stuff written during the week (so it’s current) and mostly stuff about literature and writing (because that’s what this blog is about). But I’ll also mix things up with science, politics and maybe even some philosophy.

Now that it’s Friday and we can all relax, sit back and enjoy some good reading. I stayed awake for 3 days straight to bring you the best on the web. Have a happy and safe weekend!

The results from Pennsylvania and that "Elitism thing"
Given the problems the US faces right now, this election year is very important. Here’s a post that suggests having an elitist for president might not be a bad thing. Although, I think that anyone who seriously runs for president, considering it’s currently the most powerful job in the world, is an elitist no matter how beers they drink or plaid shirts they wear.

Chapters in a Novel
Chapters are usually the "organizing units" of a novel, but not always. This post takes you through some of the basics of the functions chapters perform.

Shelfari hopes to bring authors and readers together over wikis
A review of a website that helps bridge the gap between authors and readers – letting the two interact as they have never done before.

15 tips on how to generate ideas and write with ease
The title pretty much says it all. Great post!

Will only the rich and hobbyists write books someday?
Given the depressing economics of selling fiction/poetry books, this might not be a far-fetched prediction. I’ll let you decide.

Where your next story is hiding
Story ideas can come from some unusual places. The post suggests looking somewhere we’ve all been and offers almost endless ideas for novels, stories, screenplays, etc.

14 things I have learned about book author websites
If you’re an author, then this is a must read! Some fairly common sense, yet very important, things for authors to consider about making their presence on the internet.

Younger Than McCain
This is just hilarious! Republican front runner John McCain is old and this post has a video that lists many different things that are younger than him. You’ll be surprised at just how old he really is.

Conflict follows device that drives away teen loiterers
This is also pretty funny. The device creates a highly annoying noise that only teens and a few others can hear. It is so annoying, in fact, that they (teens) will not stick around when they hear that noise. But as the article states, the device is not without controversy.

Random Post from Brad’s Reader
Here’s one from the hot days of last summer I thought ya’ll might enjoy.

One Response

Awesome links, I’ve been to a couple already but some are new and I’ll definitely check them out. Thanks! Write to Done is fantastic and I just love the posts over there!

Jess 4/27/2008 2:53 pm