Last Friday, I did a guest post about “getting naked” on your blog. Yep, I talked about just stripping it all off and hanging your naked passion out for the world.
There’s magic in being authentic.
All month long, whenever I get intrigued or mesmerized by the magic of a post, I add it to a draft post called Links That Rock My World. When the list gets big, I share it with all of you!
Without further ado, here’s all the magic I’ve jotted down for you since the beginning of the year. Note: If you’ve seen me commenting on your blog, I already think you’re magic. I’m looking to introduce you to some new fun places. 🙂
I’ll start by taking a page out of Gene Lempp’s book with a Featured Posts area.
I love a great mashup as much as the next writer. That being said, there are two that I try never to miss each week: Gene Lempp’s Saturday Blog Treasures and Elizabeth Craig’s Sunday Twitterific. You cannot go wrong spending your weekends with these two!
Laughter and Inspirational Magic:
- It all started when The Bloggess wrote about Beyonce, the giant metal chicken. Then we progressed to towels. Finally we graduated to stickers. I can’t describe it – you must read the posts, which are FUNNY AS HELL.
- Kristen Lamb’s post, Making Peace with Thunder Thighs!, encouraged me to be kinder to my body. The entire Beauty of a Woman blogfest by August McLaughlin was inspiring beyond belief.
- My favorite Valentine’s post this month was Foibles by K.B. Owen. Now that’s love.
Writing Magic:
- Marcy Kennedy’s guest post for Jessica O’Neal: Icarus and My Fear of the Sun. AMAZING post about the fears that keep us from our dreams.
- The creators of South Park visit an NYU freshman writing class. The way they describe what makes writing boring vs. not boring is fabulous.
Publishing Magic:
- Susan Spann‘s article, WHO Done It – The Use of Pen Names in Publishing was fascinating to me. If you don’t follow her #PubLaw hashtag on Twitter, you’re missing out.
- An agent’s take on why a book gets rejected.
Social Media Magic:
- Roni Loren‘s post, Author Websites: Layering Yours With Sticky Extras, got me thinking.
- Mashable’s post on 21 Must-Follow Pinterest Users got me excited about Pinterest!
- Copyblogger’s post on Pinterest marketing piqued my interest even further.
Food Magic:
- Only Chuck Wendig can get me excited about making soup – here’s his recipe for Butternut Squash soup. Read it and see if you aren’t (a) hungry and (b) laughing.
- About.com rocked my world with this one: 15 Tips for Baking Better Gluten-Free Bread – Oooohhhh….
- Tom Wisk sent me to Anne Burrell at the Food Network for this one – I was working late and it made me SO hungry (gluten-free!) – Butternut Squash & Pork Lasagna!
One last fun tidbit for you:
Best blog title EVER – 5 Things You Should Do To Lose Your Blogging Virginity Like a Slut.
OK, there’s NINETEEN links from me to you on this fine Techie Tuesday. Who can give me #20?? What are the standout posts that have come across your screen this last week? Fill me in on the latest and greatest excitement in your corner of the blog-o-verse. Enquiring minds always want to know here at More Cowbell!
Jenny
I’ve got to save this one. So many links, so little time. Going to check out Icarus and My Fear of the Sun. Mama told me not to look at the sun, but that’s where the fun is.
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Thanks, Tom! Marcy’s post is fabulous. Very, very moving. Enjoy!
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Any mash-up where I send one link to a group I belong to work (Pinterest marketing) and save one for my files (Making your website ‘sticky’) is a SUPER one!
Thanks, Jenny!
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That Pinterest marketing post rocked my world for work too!!
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Ha! Great stuff! I have been naked a good long time and spend a lot of effort getting others to do the same. And your links look like great stuff!
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Thanks for adding me to your “Nudist Approved Blog List!” (http://waterytart23.blogspot.com/)
I totally appreciate it. 🙂
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The ones I’ve read lately that I’ve given the most thought to over the past month or so are:
Kristen Lamb’s Bracing for Impact: The Future of Big Publishing in the New Paradigm (http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2012/02/15/bracing-for-impact-the-future-of-big-publishing-in-the-new-paradigm/). This really made me think about where book publishing is going and where it should go.
Nicole Basaraba’s Writing in Different Genres series (http://universecityblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/writing-in-different-genres-a-blog-series/). She has invited various writers to blog about their particular area.
Great stuff, Jenny! Thanks.
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Thanks, Julie!! I loved both of those too. I’m honored to be IN Nicole’s series in a few weeks. 🙂
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I don’t have time to visit all those great links right now, but I am bookmarking this post for my leisurely evening reading. Awesome resource 😉
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Thanks, Amberr! Happy evening reading. 🙂
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Wow, Jenny! What a great list! And thanks so much for putting mine in there, too, LOL. I loved Roni’s “sticky” blog post when she first wrote it – I’ve got it bookmarked to try some of the tips when I have time.
Oh, and another great place for a laugh is ironicmom.com – Leanne is always super-funny!
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Too true…Leanne has it going on pretty much 24/7. 🙂
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Woot, awesome list, Jen! Thanks much for the linkage 🙂
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Thanks, Gene! And you are most welcome. I adore your blog treasures. 🙂
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Wasn’t that story at the Blogess just the most hilarious? I kind of want to hang out with her now, but I’m afraid she’ll get us arrested. Well, that might not be so bad since we’d be laughing our butts off the whole time.
Yikes, I’ve got five new windows open for posts I need to read… I’m supposed to be editing!
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OMG, there is just nobody else like her. I’d love to knock back a dirty martini with her. 🙂 (And you too, dahling…)
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Great links, Jenny. Thanks for giving me some fun things to read tonight. 🙂
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I aim to please, Darlene. 🙂
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Thanks for the link! This is a fantastic list and I’m flattered to be a part of it!
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You’re so welcome, Susan! Thanks for continuing to put out great PubLaw material for me!
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Great links!
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Thanks, Marcia!!
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What a fantastic compilation, Jenny. Thanks so much for including the BOAW fest and for taking note of your faves on our behalf!
I totally agree with you about Gene’s fab weekly mashups. I’ll have to check out Elizabeth Craig’s, too. 🙂
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I thought that was such a lovely series, August, and veeeery beneficial to women. I’m pretty sure I got a few posts out of the inspiration factor. 🙂
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Thank you for the super wonderful awesome mash-up! There’s so much to read, I don’t know where to start! Gracias..:)
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You’re welcome, Paige! It’s great to see you over here at More Cowbell!
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Awesome list Jenny! Thanks 🙂 Can’t wait to check ’em out!
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Fabulous, Ingrid – I think I’m doing a post later this week inspired by YOUR love article. 🙂
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With a list like this how can there possibly be any time to comment??? THANKS!
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LOL, Patricia…didn’t mean to make you frantic. 🙂
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Thanks for including me in the mashup! And the metal chicken story still makes me laugh. That would be a move my husband would pull.
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OMG, your husband sounds like a riot, Roni! I laugh every time I see the Beyonce Chicken story and also her post where she asks her hubby to “smell her eyeballs.” The Bloggess kills me.
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My hubs was driving me crazy a while back singing an old 80s hair band song (Don’t Treat Me Bad). It wouldn’t get out of my head so I threatened his life to get him to stop singing it. Two days later, I’m in the kitchen and all of a sudden I hear that song playing. I had no idea where it was coming from and it was on a loop. I searched high and low and finally found hubs laptop tucked in the back of a bottom cabinet, with the damn song cued up on repeat. He’s lucky I didn’t stick his laptop in the oven. 🙂
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I read this to my husband and he LOVED it. I can’t believe your honey can carry a practical joke that far. He’s got the stuff, Roni!
p.s. You’d have hated the smell of a burned laptop – it’s a good thing you restrained yourself!
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Will continue the hunt for great gluten-free fare. Have you cosidered rice noodles. Toss them in hot oil and they fluff up. It’s quite a show and, you can put them under stir-fried veggies.
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I hadn’t considered rice-noodles yet, although I believe I’ve had them. I should check those out. I’m loving Quinoa though…
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GREAT list, Jenny! And I noticed that Tom Wisk sent you a great idea as well. He left me a tasty steak recipe in my comments Friday (my post about my birthday dinner celebrations). I like his style…
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Ooooh – I didn’t see that comment. I did read your post and was totally jealous over the beer at the time. 🙂 I’m going to have to go take a peek.
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Thanks for including the guest post on Icarus I did for Jess O’Neal!
I absolutely loved Kristen’s post on making peace with her thunder thighs.
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I loved both those posts, Marcy. You really touched me with your Icarus post. Simply brilliant. 🙂
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What a wonderful list of posts, Jenny. I found new jewels for my bookmarks.
As for new links, this one made me to smile:
And for something more serious:
http://www.makealivingwriting.com/2012/02/15/productive-writer-one-simple/
[if you don’t have time to read it right now: the gist is that to be more productive, focus on only one kind of tasks on one day, like blog posting]
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Oooooh, thanks Reeta! Those both look fantastic.
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