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Second part of the fluorescent proteins: http://claudiea.blogspot.com/2011/05/fl ... ic_10.html -- the beginning of shiny pictures!

A writer's evolution, the questions, and is it good or bad?

http://opposingfarces.blogspot.com/

College of Blogging: Finding Your Focus http://sommerleigh.com/archives/3296

A post about the importance of theatre in our lives:

http://libbyheily.blogspot.com/2011/05/ ... ng-to.html

And what do you, John, the Internet Reader, give me in return? Oh, you may leave one or two comments on my webpage per week; you may “like” me on Facebook (or do you really only “pity” me? There’s an idea for ya: a “pity” button on Facebook);

Last week, the Red Room website for Writers, where I maintain a small, quiet presence, asked its members to contribute our thoughts on the troubling issue of "Writing for Free" something that many of us in cyberspace know too much about. I contributed the following serio-comic rant: http://tbdeluxe.blogspot.com/2011/05/fo ... -room.html

Hope you enjoy it!

Thanks!

College of Blogging: How do you find blog readers? http://sommerleigh.com/archives/3300

Today I cover the news that everyone in the UK is talking about: Ed Victor, one of the leading UK agents, has just launched his own publishing company.

What makes this particularly newsworthy is that he won't just be publishing his authors' backlists, he will be looking for the stars of the future.

I analyse the author/publisher split he is proposing, and find it wanting. I cast a critical eye on some of the other agent/author hybrids out there, and find some their e-books to have very poor production levels.

I conclude with an examination of the conflict of interest that an agent becoming a publisher creates.

Read the full post here: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2011 ... g-imprint/

Okay, I got TWO links today, on accounta I got TWO blogs. Huzzah!

My personal blog post has a sneak preview of the cover for the short story I'm hoping to self-publish this month. Let me know what you think: http://urbanpsychopomp.blogspot.com/201 ... undup.html

And the FABulous Wicked & Tricksy group blog has my post on social networking. Stop in and say hi: http://www.wickedtricksy.com/?p=374

Maximizing your "non-magical" characters.

All you fellow fantasy writers, don't just let your normal human characters fade into the background. Give them some pizazz and chances are your talented MCs will stand out more, too.

The link's below...

Writing that Gives, Writing that Drains:

Finding ideas that get better as they go. Avoiding ideas that drain enthusiasm.

http://www.hektorkarl.com/2011/05/writi ... rains.html

Today we give our MC a hobby, so he can find entertainment when he isn't out treating monsters to reconstructive dentistry. Read more at: http://harbingercodex.blogspot.com/2011 ... s-art.html

I'm back online! Today I have a guest post from musician Danny Oertli. He's talking about my Charity of the Month.

http://gilesth.blogspot.com/2011/05/gue ... ertli.html

So what if I'm running my very first half marathon this weekend,

What's the worst that can happen?
http://tlconwaywriteshere.blogspot.com/ ... appen.html

That warm fuzzy feeling, link below.