- Haven't watched the new Bunheads yet, but this week's discussion thread is here.
- "The mysterious coffins of Arthur's Seat."
- Lauren DeStefano on giving the kindness of respect.
- Erin Bowman on different types of cliffhangers and the purposes they can serve.
- Mette Harrison collects some pieces of wisdom from WIFYR 2012. All good stuff, and several bits of pure genius from Cynthia Leitich Smith, including: "Remember when Jennifer Grey fixed her nose and became as good-looking as every other actress? Don't take all the flaws out of a manuscript."
- Mary Robinette Kowal guests on the SFWA blog with a smart piece about outlining.
- An interesting post on metadata. (Via Sarah Rettger.)
- Matt Cheney serves up a brilliant setdown to Dwight Allen on that obnoxious piece about Stephen King with "Re: Your Stephen King Problem."
- Myra McEntire has put her fabulous UtopYA keynote address up: "That’s what writing is really about. You, and the page. What you can produce, what you have the imagination to create, and what you have the dedication to perfect." Read the whole thing.
- Leila has started making a list of YA featuring alchemy; a topic near and dear to my heart, obviously. Go Team Alchemy.
- Serendipity Reviews profiles Strange Chemistry, including comments from editor Amanda Rutter and a bunch of us Strange Chemists on how much we love our robot/chemist overlords.
- For now, I leave you with Biodome Lynx Kitty.