Blogs that made me stop – 24 September 2012:

I subscribe to a lot of blogs and that means I don’t get through them every day (or even every week). When I do get time to read them, I tend to skim unless there’s an entry that pulls me in. Since last time, those blog entries are linked below: 
ThePassive Voice: because he always does, more than once.Terribleminds: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/... I love this.Terribleminds: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/... Yes, I got suckered again... and then backed out.Terribleminds: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2012/... an interesting interview with Matt Ruff.DeanWesley Smith: http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/?p=7891: This one on pricing.Zombiebible: Stan Litore on Why Amazon: http://zombiebible.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/why-amazon-publishing.htmlWriters in the Storm: Laura Drake on reviving the dustbunny book at http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/dust-bunny-books-should-you-revive-them-or-let-them-die/Amarinda Jones: on the whole rose petal thing. This lady’s posts usually brighten my day. http://amarindajones.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/romantic-seriously.htmlAmarinda Jones: and this one on taking care in formatting; http://amarindajones.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/not-that-hard.htmlAmarinda Jones: on Jane Austen and her books at Noble: http://amarindajones.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/jane-austenand-things-less-noble.html Amarinda Jones: on strippers, hairdressers and cats: http://amarindajones.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/strippers.htmlLet’s Get Digital: David Gaughran talking about things he learned at Britain’s Festival of Writing; http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/conference-thoughts-treating-backlist-like-frontlist/David Farland’s Daily Kick in the Pants: On why writers are responsible for their own success or failure; http://www.davidfarland.net/writing_tips/?a=131. Also, be sure to check out his other posts on grammar J.Digital Orc: on a really fast robot: http://digitalorc.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/this-robot-will-chase-you-down.html;GalleyCat: ToysRUs to release a tablet for kids: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/toysrus-launches-tablet-with-istorybooks_b57291Grasping for the Wind: Ellen Datlow on science fiction: http://www.graspingforthewind.com/2012/09/16/ellen-datlow-on-science-fiction/