Ink Links Roundup – Journaling, Deserts, and Persistence

If you’re looking for information on the current marketing trends for the big YA publishers, take a look at this article on how YA fans are ruling in the age of conventions.

There’s not much Melissa doesn’t love about creating worlds. Deserts in general and desert worlds in particular have always fascinated her, so here’s a fun article on the subject by a geologist: Arrakis, Tatooine, and the Science of Desert Planets

Elisa loves this story about how persistence pays off when you want to follow your dreams.

Kate found this quote about keeping a journal as exceptionally resonating:

These practical reasons for journaling motivate me, but I wonder if it’s actually a good idea to focus on what journaling does or accomplishes. It reminds me of way that “life hacking” discussions online have co-opted journaling as a productivity technique. It reminds me, too, of a something I’ve often heard, that journaling makes us more introspective. I don’t know if that’s true, but even if it is, what’s the use of feeling smug? We’re all just looking for some proof that we exist. We’re all just groping for a lever to pry open time.”

Read more at A Gift to the Future: In Defense of Keeping a Journal.

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