Link of the Week – The Raven

For your spooky listening pleasure…Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” as read by James Earl Jones. *shivers*

Link of the Week – Judging a Book by it’s Author

Should we judge the success or demise of well-written, perhaps even acclaimed, books by authors’ personal (and private) lives, beliefs, political slants, and/or morals?

I’m interested to know opinions on the matter.

http://www.thepassivevoice.com/should-we-stop-reading-into-authors-lives-and-get-back-to-their-books/

Link of the Week – Piranha Attack!

Because you never know when you’ll find yourself in South America crossing a river full of piranha. Another great survival tip from The Art of Manliness.

https://www.artofmanliness.com/2018/03/30/cross-piranha-infested-river/

Link of the Week – Gifts for Writers

Come on. It isn’t that hard to buy presents for the writerly geeks in your life, is it?

This week’s link comes from Top9Rated, a product review site. So you know this list of gifts for authors is a good one.

https://www.top9rated.com/gifts-for-writers/

Link of the Week – Being Followed? What to do.

Here is another gem from the Art of Manliness. What to Do If You’re Being Followed. Not only is this great tactical information for everyone, it’s excellent research for writers. This blog post helps you identify if you are being tailed, the reasons for someone to follow you, how to lose someone on foot and by car, and how to make yourself less followable. You’re welcome.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/10/06/what-to-do-if-youre-being-followed/

Link Of The Week-EVAN Your IT Guy!!!

Holy cow! I am so glad I found this week’s link! It is something every writer, every small business owner needs.

https://www.evanyouritguy.com/

How many times have you found your computer running slow, acting funny, not talking to your printer, not able to access email, and on and on and on……. I have found the solution!

 

EVAN is a network of IT professionals ready to provide on-demand help with your computer needs.

SECURITY

EVAN’s top priority is to provide peace of mind to its customers.

RELIABILITY

EVAN is always available, 24/7.

TRANSPARENCY

 Honesty and openness are at the top of our list. Nothing to hide, ever.

SPEED

 The faster we fix it, the faster our customers can get back to work.

Link Of The Week For Purists!

Link Of The Week- Weather Watch

As writers, we often need to know things about the weather for our books. My first published one talked about an “Ice Tsunami”. I had never heard of that phenomena, but I knew I wanted to put it in.

This past week and a half has had weather on all of our minds with Hurricane Harvey. Jenn and I are both proud native Texans and are horrified at the loss our great state has incurred. Now, we have Hurricane Irma barreling down on islands in the Caribbean and will slam into Florida soon. After that? The models have conflicting reports.

Here’s a place for great research and current weather happenings! Stay safe.

https://weather.com/

Link of the Week – Clearing a Building

Whether for your own personal knowledge or for authors who write suspense, time travel, fantasy, sci-fi, military, and the like, today’s link is detailed post on how to clear your home or other structure of intruders. It’s from one of my favorite blogs, The Art of Manliness. The post talks about safety and gives you the best chances for survival, including how to hold your weapon, the best weapon of choice, how to utilize decor to your advantage, and the tactics used for clearing stairs, halls, corners, and rooms with closed doors.

http://www.artofmanliness.com/2017/07/12/safely-clear-home/

Link Of The Week- Self Publishing Authors Podcast

They are called the SPA (Self Publishing Authors) Girls, and let me tell you, they know their stuff! The podcasts are free and informative with a ton of humor thrown in. This business can be overwhelming- they sift through the cacophony to find the true bits of guidance we all need. Enjoy listening and learning from interviews with Mark Dawson, Roxanne St. Claire, Brian Meeks and more!

http://www.selfpublishingauthorspodcast.com/

 

 

They also have a book that is fantastic! Here’s the link for that as a bonus-

https://goo.gl/rB5ByH