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!
Sydmar Lodge Care Home residents and carers have been recreating classic album covers. The home has now been in lockdown for 4 months. pic.twitter.com/XS5YQ4f1Sw
— Robert Speker (@robertspeker) July 10, 2020
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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: