5 Interesting Links for 3-9-2012

Fun An interpretation of what the rings of various trees would sound like if transformed into music as though they were records: http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2083-tree-rings-sound-record-player.html Life It’s hard to start a savings philosophy, and it’s hard when you have plenty to consider … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 3-2-2012

Inspiration This is an odd way to get inspiration, but makes sense on a lot of levels, both for your mind and your foot health: http://authorjenniferchase.com/2012/01/18/can-bare-feet-benefit-your-writing-and-overall-health/ Life While intended for a tech audience, this list of tips for avoiding burnout … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 2-24-2012

Grammar While not every item on this list matches current dictionaries (I had to look up the last one for something I was editing and learned the dictionaries had caved ), this is a good summary of similar words that … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 2-17-2012

Promotion Ezra Barany talks about his promotion efforts on Amazon and the effect, or lack thereof, on the site’s bestseller lists: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2011/12/28/7-ways-i-got-on-the-amazon-bestsellers-lists/ Reading A surreal look at office politics turned flesh and blood in masterful hands, this short graphic piece … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 2-10-2012

Fun Fun with words. This is the results of a challenge to create meaningful images out of the letters of a word. It’s a promo for a book, but fascinating on its own: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J59n8FsoRLE&sns=em The Internet Coming at this topic … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 2-3-2012

Grammar Since so many people want to learn from the negative instead of the positive, here is a collection of grammar rules presented in their incorrect form. It’s fun to read, and offers a good refresher on various rules: http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/01/fumblerules-of-grammar.html … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 1-27-12

Education This is a wonderful idea for giving people a foundation in programming that will help them understand what’s going on around them in our computerized world. Though targeted at the general public, it’s a useful refresher for JavaScript as … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 1-20-2012

Art With so many people self-publishing nowadays, I thought this might be a useful tutorial to share on making steampunk cover art. That said, even if you’re not using it for that purpose, it’s still a fun process to learn: … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 1-13-2012

Seeing as it’s Friday the 13th, I really should have found something spooky to share, but since I didn’t realize the date until putting this up this morning, the spooky thing is that there’s nothing out of the ordinary. Education? … Continue reading

5 Interesting Links for 1-6-2012

Life Terri Lynn Main offers a step by step methodology for turning resolutions into viable action plans: http://heatherhavensays.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-terri-lynn-main-author.html Language An interesting look at the global society through the eyes of language based on the top 10 popular words for 2011: … Continue reading