I stumbled on some good ones this week. I think the hardest part is narrowing down all the things I’ve read to just 3 links. Maybe I should start adding more? I suppose we shall see!

Nathan Bransford

He wrote this week about the future of publishing. With the rise of e-books and audio books, what will happen in the printing world? He also wonders if people will still need agents and publishers. I think some will still want them for their marketing expertise. If anything, I think this is one of those times agent’s need to evolve, not writers. We write books, and most of us want professionals to sell them. That hasn’t changed.

Brandon Sanderson

This man is about to become the next big thing, if he’s not already. With the Wheel of Time a little over a month away, it seems very likely Sanderson will soon become a #1 bestseller. But what would it be like to be asked to finish your mentor’s greatest work? It sounds great, but I can’t even begin to imagine how much pressure he feels. He wrote about some of his struggles with it this week. You can scour old blog posts to see more of his struggles.

I Want My America Back

This is a touching post about racism. Since I live in Texas, racism is, unfortunately, nothing new to me. But the author of this post was just about the opposite. At a Town Hall meeting she had her first personal encounter with it. I think it’s worth reading. Thanks go to CrissWrites for pointing this one out to me.

Anybody else find some interesting posts they want to share?

I spend a great deal of time learning. It’s just something that I have fun doing. Be it lessons of history, writing, programming, or anything else. Some people have asked why I added student to my header. It’s because I believe we are all students, no matter the age. You can never know too much, but you can definitely know too little.

So, in light of that, I thought I’d share some of the more interesting things I’ve found during the week. I thought my readers might enjoy them as well. It seems like something fun to do on Saturdays. I have three to mention today.

Pimp My Novel

This blogger, Eric, works in sales at a major publisher. He posted a hilarious day-in-the-life post this week. If you think you have a hard job, take a look and you might breathe a little easier. His blog is one of my favorites, and it’s up for a blogger award right now. Go take a look, you’ll be impressed.

On Literary Intent

This blog belongs to author K. A. Stewart. She has a book coming out in July next year. I believe it is her first. Stewart put together a 5-part article series about writing a good series. It is cleverly titled, Series on Series. I think it’s worth reading if you are into fantasy. There is lots you can learn even if you don’t. You’ll see a lot of these themes in books you’ve read, and it may help you out if you are writing your own series.

• Part 1 What kind of series do you have?
• Part 2 Heroes, Sidekicks & Villains
  
• Part 3 Pacing and Flow
• Part 4 Boom vs. Whimper: How do you end it?
• Part 5 How to destroy a series

A Novel History

I just found this blog the other day. It looks new, but looking at the content she has now, it seems like a fun one to follow if you like history. Anyone who thinks history is boring needs to start learning from people who love it. They’ll show you how much fun it can be to learn. So everyone go take a lesson on the Roman’s. It’s a fun one.

Oh, and don’t mind the random strange post last night. I think that’s a very strange way for a website to make you claim your blog, but it is what it told me to do. If anyone is on Technorati, my blog is now listed on there.