Life

It’s always nice to see signs that what I love has earned a place in popular culture, but this is one step further:
http://www.sfwa.org/2010/10/star-trek-cited-by-texas-supreme-court/

Shakespeare in Shakespearian dialect. A fascinating look at how the plays were heard in their own time:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-10-professor-audience-shakespeare-words-accent.html

Publishing

A glimpse into the process of negotiation between agent and editor using a mock example:
http://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/lets-make-a-deal-an-editoragent-mock-negotiation/

Science

For those fascinated with the concept of EMP, here’s a look at what folks are currently thinking (not agreeing on mind you) and the risk of either a bomb or solar flare resulting in a catastrophic EMP event:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-10-26-emp_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing

The wonders of the human body never fail to astound us and this asthma research is no different:
http://www.livescience.com/health/taste-buds-discovered-inside-lungs-101025.html

Submitting

Tip on the final step before you hit send on that electronic submission:
http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2010/10/track-changes-coming-back-to-bite-you.html

Writing

This is broader than just actual writing, but Harlequin is doing a one-week education session for aspiring romance writers. It is the first 5 days of NaNo, sadly, but looks to be very informative. And I must amend this note because it was explained on the blog that the NaNo timing was deliberate, giving romance writers a framework upon which to construct their novel for the intended market:
http://harlequinblog.com/so-you-think-you-can-write/

I teach a class on body language because this is an area that many writers gloss over. Juliette Wade offers a good evaluation of the use of gesture in this post:
http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2010/10/body-language-are-there-cliches.html