Monthly Archives: August 2009

links for 2009-08-26

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Steve

Felicia Day and The Guild's Path to Level 80 Digital Success | Not Quite Conversation | Fast Company Interesting article about the business and creative success of Felicia Day and The Guild. Good for info and links in story. (tags: … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-24

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Steve

StarWars.com | The Offical Star Wars Soundboard This is great fun… a full flash soundboard of various Star Wars sounds, great for sampling. (tags: movie music sampling starwars) Freelance Jobs | Job Search | DoNanza Freelance job search by DoNanza. … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-21

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Steve

ClickTale | Web Analytics by ClickTale | Visitor Movies, Heatmaps & Form Analytics Useful web analytics software… online setup, might be good for work. (tags: tools video business web) Varuna – The Writers House Really important to get into the … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-18

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Steve

Latest National Breaking News – Stay Current with Top Experts Another about.com thing that seems very US based, but could be a good thing for many at home. (tags: news media web education freelance blog) The Request for Startups YCombinator … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-13

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Steve

A design and usability blog: Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) Need to watch the video on this page — about work and satisfaction. (tags: writing news business video entrepreneurship) Exclusive Interview: Pirate on When to Negotiate, Kill Hostages | Danger … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-12

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Steve

Alien Onion: For Alison Another post about John Hughes, this time from the perspective of some Aussies at Allen & Unwin. What John Hughes' movies meant to them, and how he spoke to young people. (tags: writing movies news) We'll … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-09

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Steve

Welcome to Full Circle Literary Another lit agency that is good for YA, but not much else I do. (tags: writing agent)

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links for 2009-08-07

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Steve

Scott Westerfeld Uglies free download Need to download this at home… definitely worth a look. (tags: writing news free) Interorbital Systems – TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit | International Space Fellowship Well this is just wacky… now you can have your … Continue reading →

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RIP John Hughes… “Don’t You Forget About Me”

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Steve

Sad news today with reports that John Hughes, legendary 1980s writer/director of such movies as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (among others), has died age 59 of a heart attack. ABC Online While … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-08-06

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Steve

Ron's Big Book Exchange Good business to note, especially for future bookselling opps, book exchanges etc. They do "business setup" assistance, with a commercial arrangement. (tags: writing business entrepreneurship fiction) Words Out West, writing, Central West Writer's Centre, reading and … Continue reading →

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