Happy Wednesday! How are you all today?
Both Sarah and I are in a bit of a funk and insist there is something more than humidity in the air today. Are you also feeling it too?
On the bright side, I did a wild thing the other day. I read! Until 2am! I can’t remember the last time that happened.
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I’ve been having a rough few weeks and Carrie has been sending my funny and cute things to help keep my mood up. I just had to share this gallery of funny book dedications.
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Enjoy these album cover recreations by carers and residents at the Sydmar Lodge Care home!
https://twitter.com/robertspeker/status/1281627747136274432
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Author Mimi Matthews talks about the elements of fashion in her Victorian romances!
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One good thing about this pandemic is that it’s given way to a lot more virtual book events. We aren’t limited by geography! Buzz Books Romance 2020 has a free panel next week with several authors. You can also grab the Buzz Books Romance sampler for free.
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The New York Times has three profiles on authors who “came out about their disability.” The profiles are relatively short and worth a read, especially for Helen Hoang’s contribution.
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Don’t forget to share what super cool things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
Absolutely in a funk. Gold medals for you for reading AND getting this posted today. Thank you for sharing links that brought a smile to my face. No small thing.
I love the album covers, beautifully done! Sheila looks like a real firecracker.
Ooh, which book did you stay up until 2 a.m. reading?
@Stephanie: I powered through half of DRAGON UNLEASHED by Grace Draven in one sitting. I have THOUGHTS about the villain, but the actual, central romance is so sweet and lovely.
I am sorry about your funk. For me thinking about what my kids school is going to look like in a few weeks and not feeling at all comfortable about that has been making me very emotional. SO many roller coasters during this time. I actually started crying watching the news and had to ask my husband to turn it off. We are all in this together!
Comic-Con is online this year. This post lists some panels that might be of interest to writers. (In particular scriptwriters, but I imagine that includes useful stuff for all writers and cool insight for anyone fascinated by the movie and TV industry.)
Ten Comic-Con at Home Panels for Screenwriters, from Let’s Schmooze – Doug Eboch on Screenwriting
http://letsschmooze.blogspot.com/2020/07/ten-comic-con-at-home-panels-for.html
I adore dedications! KJ Charles wrote about the (history of) the genre some years ago, if you’d also like some more: