Blogs that Made me Stop—10-12 November 2012

I’ve gotten behind in my reading again, folks, so there were almost 2,000 entries backed up, and 50-100 coming in every day. These are the ones that made me top:Industry
David Gaughran and guest author on the publishing industry view of indie books: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/self-publishers-arent-killing-the-industry-theyre-saving-it/Kristin Kathryn Rusch on the return of rights: http://kriswrites.com/2012/10/24/the-... Kathryn Rusch on the necessity of writers to have a will so their heirs can benefit from their copyright: http://kriswrites.com/2012/11/08/the-... Kathryn Rusch on reaching every reader possible and why it’s important: http://kriswrites.com/2012/10/31/the-business-rusch-no-reader-left-behind/Publishing Perspectives on an interview with Maurice Sendak before he died: http://publishingperspectives.com/2012/11/maurice-sendak-publishing-is-such-an-outrageously-stupid-profession/Dave Lordan on why writers should get paid for what they do: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2012/1110/1224326390990.html 
To Read
David Gaughran recommends a well-researched cookbook, history, anecdotal book: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/20...
Fun
The Passive Voice shows us perspective… okay, he shows us how to take a break and have fun… but it could be used for an example of perspective:
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/11/2012/snow/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ThePassiveVoice+%28The+Passive+Voice%29
Craft
Emily Casey on excuses not to write: http://emilycaseysmusings.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/writers-write-good-excuses-are-still.htmlPhilip Athans on using humor to move a story forward and showing rather than telling: http://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/...