Friday Recommends 3-18-2011

This is turning into a regular feature. Imma hava date 'em.

What with one thing and another, the Southern Indiana Writers Group meeting last night turned to the subject of funerals. Member Ginny Fleming said, "My funeral is the one you want to go to. It's gonna be on the beach, with Jimmy Buffett music and margaritas and mojitos."

We were all like, "Cool! I can't wait! –Oh, did I just say that out loud?"

Which, today, has me thinking of the Chad Mitchell Trio's song, A Dying Business. Here's the only video I could find of it. The visuals leave something to be desired, but it's the song, anyway.

Well, that was tasteful, wasn't it?

On a related note, are you tired of vampires who are just misunderstood sadpeople? Dave Anderson, author of Killer Cows, is. He's written an uncharacteristically dark dystopian apocalyptic vampire short story.

If you're into eBook publishing or just want a peep inside the whole business to see some of the things involved in do-it-yourself marketing, I recommend E-book Endeavors, a blog by fantasy author Lindsay Buroker. Lots of good stuff there.

WRITING PROMPT: What kind of funeral would you die to have?

MA