- I haven't actually gotten a chance to read all today's links yet, but I had too many open tabs…so I'm stashing them here to read later. In fact, I fear I'm going to have to mostly disappear for a couple/few weeks, because I really, really, really want to get this draft in shape sooner rather than later, but it's scary and so I need to get rid of Time Frittery. Filed under, the dangers of fragmented attention and shiny (or matte) distractions when inhabiting draftville. (And I'll break out of revision jail if SECRET NEWS becomes share-able, of course.)
- Chuck Wendig did a MARVELOUS interview with Margaret Atwood yesterday. Let's make mauve happen, mauve it.
- R.L. LaFevers on "The Seven Stages of Publishing Grief (or Hello Darkness, My Old Friend) at Writer Unboxed. Along the same lines, Rachel Gardner on "Big Dreams vs. Realistic Expectations." (This BondGirl confesses that she usually expects the worst and then is pleasantly surprised.)
- The Top 10 Essays Since 1950.
- Dutch museum art heist. I can never resist a heist story.
- Two of my favorite io9 pieces this week: "7 Scientific Facts That Will Ruin Movies for You" and "How to Stop Nightmares from Destroying Your Sleep."
- Study finds that young blood can reverse some signs of aging. A dystopian in the making…
- A new and excellently creepy Genevieve Valentine story at Nightmare, "Good Fences" (which I can vouch is excellent because Christopher read it on her behalf at WorldCon).
- The portal fantasy discussion.
- Six tests of a solid story premise.
- Amy Rose Capetta on theme.
- Nashville! Please watch this show–it's by far my favorite of the new ones and looks like it could be truly wonderful if it gets the chance to live. Even if you don't like country music, if you like good writing, complicated situations, and well-drawn, interesting characters, check it out. /TV PSA
- And, last, on Saturday I'll be at the Kentucky Reading Association's annual conference as a guest at the author luncheon. (At which I'll finally get to meet the fabulous Saundra Mitchell and fellow Kentucky author Bethany Griffin in real-live personhood, as they're also guests.) I'm very much looking forward to meeting the educators, librarians, and others there (book people, I love you), and if any of you out there reading this happen to be going, then please do come and say hello.