Wicked Wordsmith

Beautiful, Deadly Cities

I love weird news tidbits. They always do a lot to stimulate my imagination.

Today, Digg introduced me to the Environmental Graffiti blog post, "10 Beautiful Yet Deadly Megatropolises."

There are some odd factoids about the worst cities to live in because of pollution. santitation, overpopulation... the list goes on and on.

The photos I found the most startling were from Cairo. The air quality is so bad there, you can barely see anything.

This photo really fit with some of my ideas for a futuristic urban fantasy. How deadly living can be in a world that is forgotten. (Yes, I know. I relate everything to writing. My friends love me, anyway.)

I think that's why I axed subscriptions to magazines about writing and started subscribing to magazines that inspired me. Saved me money and provided resources that were much more in tune with the Muse. Now that we have blogs, I find myself surfing endlessly for ideas and inspiration - sometimes to the detriment of the writing itself.

9viyanrtbg

20 Tips for Blogging from WD

Some of the top questions I receive from authors are about blogging. How to start them. What to do with them once they are up on the Internet. In this Web exclusive. WD author Maria Schneider gives her top 20 tips for blogging. READ IT - even if you blog.

Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith

Powered by ScribeFire.

Use Typepad to Promote Your Book

Are you an author using TypePad for all your blogging and Web site needs? Check out this little ditty from the Knowledge Base:

How can I get my book added to the TypePad Bookstore? We have many authors that use TypePad to present their books to the world. Our TypePad Bookstore offers both books from these bloggers and also books about blogging. We also have a Book of the Month Blog where we highlight a different book each month.

If you are an author using TypePad, have written a book about
blogging, or know of an author that uses TypePad that should be
considered for our Book of the Month, Featured Blog, and Bookstore
programs, please fill out this form to be considered.

Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith

Powered by ScribeFire.

Great Blog for Independent Publishing Info

Check out this FAB blog from Thomas Nixon. Great info on how to avoid Starving Writer Syndrome and marketing yourself and your work.

http://smallpress.typepad.com/index/

Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith

Faith in Fiction: The Blog

Are you a Christian writers searching for resources - or just want to hear what other Christians have to say about the business? Check out this blog from Dave at Bethany House.

http://faithinfiction.blogspot.com/

Angela Wilson - Wicked Wordsmith - www.angelawilson.blogspot.com