No time for chitchat, folks! We’ve got a lot of links today and not a lot of time. Better buckle your seatbelts while I search for a less cliched metaphor!
Writing Links
A three-way Venn diagram of writers. Probably quicker to look at than to explain.
Bulgaria is working on some pretty ridiculous legislation. “The use of foreign language and even dialects of Bulgarian is banned at public events such as meetings, rallies and marches.” One hopes that nonsense like this will spark a few rallies.
Amber Gardner composes a letter to herself, from her future self. It says, in essence: shape up or ship out! Good reading.
Wendig fires up another 25 Ways post, this time on clearing out exposition clutter from your stories. One of his better ones IMO.
Philip Levine is the new United States Poet Laureate.
A list of six writers who died never knowing they’d become literary superstars.
A study shows (allegedly) that knowing spoilers doesn’t ruin a story for you. According to the study, people had slightly higher “happiness levels” after reading a spoiled story, versus the same story unspoiled. I’d venture that if you’re reading stories only to increase your “happiness level,” you may be missing the point.
Non-Writing Links
This comic is funny and also a little profound. (You like that? “A little profound”? Like, slightly deep?)
Here’s a URL that sells itself: SnailMailMyEmail.org. It only lasts till August 15, though, so if you want to try it you’d better send those e-mails quick.
However, I’m gonna have to say, this is even cooler.
And we’re done! Have a superlative weekend. No, I mean it. Listen: I’ll find out if you don’t.
Brian D. Buckley 