This week has a lot more entertainment than usual, though there are a few writing posts as well. Take a break, enjoy what’s below, and then maybe learn something too.

Just for Fun

Talking with my family about a TV show called Dweebs, we tried to remember the difference between a geek, nerd, or dweeb. Found this Venn diagram that explains it all:
http://laughingsquid.com/nerd-venn-diagram-geek-dork-or-dweeb/

Clearly my extracurricular Internet reading has been focused on taking breaks this week, but here’s hilarious milk commercial:
http://presurfer.blogspot.com/2011/03/cats-with-thumbs.html

Promoting

A good guide to publicity both before and after the book comes out:
http://www.guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog/Publicity+Tips+When+Publishing+Your+Book.aspx

Here’s a list of things that turn a particular blog reader off, but seems to me there’s a lot of good information to consider:
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2011/02/ten-reasons-im-not-reading-your-blog.html

Reading

Locus put out a list of recommended reading from short stories to novels based on reader feedback. Some of these I’ve read, and others are on my TBR pile. It’s a good list if you want to touch base with the newer works of science fiction and fantasy:
http://locusmag.com/Magazine/2011/Issue02_RecommendedReading.html

Submitting

A good look at constructing a pitch sentence with examples of what to do and what not to do:
http://querytracker.blogspot.com/2009/04/dreaded-pitch-what-to-include-in-that.html

Writing

In this long, but fascinating, look at “show don’t tell,” Juliette Wade explores all the possible meanings and how writers can use that understanding to enhance their work:
http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2011/03/ttyu-retro-show-dont-tell-exposed.html