Friday Link Love 6/13
Do you suffer from paraskavedekatriaphobia?
Today is not just Friday, it is Friday the 13th! I have never been a superstitious person, so having a Friday that happened to land on the 13th of the month never really bothered me. Nevertheless, I’m usually more interested in the historical context of these kinds of things than anything else. I found this cool article on Wikipedia that gives a brief history of the day and why people fear it.
For me Friday is Friday (and it’s always good). So I present you this week’s installment of Friday Link Love. Please have a happy and safe weekend!
Thoughts on using index cards
Index cards can be an invaluable tool for writers. Here’s a brief post that gives some very practical tips for using index cards for your next writing project.
How batch processing made me 10 times more productive
Here’s a very interesting post on being super-productive without having infinite time on your hands!
I don’t like any of my ebook readers
Well, well, isn’t someone being a little picky? Seriously though, there are more and more ebook reading devices out on the market (some dedicated to ebooks, some not) and not all are created equal. And as this post points out, ebook reading devices have a long way to go to gain popular appeal.
Reader of the Year: The nicotine umbrella
If you like smoking and reading while standing outside, rain can be your worst enemy. The person in this picture appears to have found a "novel" solution (sorry for my lame attempt at humor).
What do publishers want?
Getting your novel published is hard enough, but it’s near impossible if you’re a young writer (ie. teenager). But here’s a great post with lots of good advice to improve your chances and not get discouraged.
Writing lessons from Obama and Hilary
Here’s your weekly dose of politics, only in much diluted form. While this post is focused on blogging, it offers good advice about keeping those arguments clean.
Printable mini-books revisit eighteenth-century pamphleteers
This is a post about a site that lets you print and create pamphlets from well-known public domain works. Or, for you more creative types, create pamphlets with your writing. Very much like the chapbook!
Killer tools to get the most out of your USB thumb drive
That little thumb drive you hang around your neck to show off your geekiness can be turned into a portable computer. You can store on it everything from the Firefox web browser to other open-source programs that will help you be productive anywhere you happen to find yourself. Just add a computer!
Random Post from Brad’s Reader
Add some poetry to your day…uh…I mean, inbox.
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