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Links: Happy Passover 2010 Edition

Friday, March 26th, 2010 at 10:18 AM Category: Blogging, Books, Links, Meryl's Notes Blog, Social Media, Tech, Writing 1 comment

Yes, It's the '80s

Where else but Texas can you experience four seasons in less than a week? Last weekend, we had five inches of snow here in Plano (skip north of Dallas). Monday felt like spring. The sun shined hard on Tuesday to give us a feeling of summer. It rained Wednesday to bring us back to fall. I played tennis yesterday on a cold cloudy and blowy day: The wind won.

Oh, what’s up with that embarrassing prom photo? Inspired by “When Prom Dresses Go Bad” link below. Fact: My escort later became my husband.

Brain food…

Why Keep Blogging? I don’t believe in blogging for the sake of blogging and traffic. I also don’t believe in blogging daily. Sure, this brings more traffic, but it also brings burnout faster.
Self-Promotion or “That Other Whore” Syndrome: Things you may not know about publicity. [Link: Debbie Ohi]
How to Master a Subject: Become one with your subject with the help from the library.
Grants for Writers–As Diverse as You Are: It’s incredible what’s out there. C. Hope Clarke has been writing about grants for years.
10 Steps to Create the Ultimate Facebook Fan Page for Your Brand: Begins with why bother and then the deets.
Self-publishing success story: JA Konrath sells 30K Kindle eBooks in 11 months: One advantage — known author, but the rest are great tips.

For fun because we’re allowed…

86 Beautiful Book Covers: Feels like a stroll through a museum of books.
Robots do a sedar: This is one role many would love the robots to take on especially if they work in the kitchen.
Rubik’s Cube for the Blind: Metal, six materials and Braille.
Shilhouettes: Powerful images…
When Prom Dresses Go Bad: Stop laughing at my big hair and ruffles.
The Things Facebook Causes, According to Google: If you’re struggling with any of these, maybe you need a break from Facebook