Gimme a D, gimme an A, gimme an R, and so on

Hey, look! It's Self-Promotion Saturday, this time featuring a beloved former NaNoWriMo municipal liaison and Sockmonkey Founder & Leader Emerita. I yield the floor to Darlene:

1,001 Plots to Get You Started by Darlene Reilley is for all the writers in my life. People have asked me for years where I get ideas from. Here is my answer: a peek inside my writing file!
1,001 Plot Ideas to Get You Started is your key to unlocking unimagined stories! Perfect for the new writer or for advanced writers looking to branch out. Grab your writer's notebook and favorite pen and get writing with inspiration!

kindle edition

paperback

Thanks for sharing, Darlene, and thank you for all you've done and continue to do to support this ragtag band of ragamuffins and ne'er-do-wells. 

It must be Tuesday

Because we have some links:

• "Don't let your own masterpieces go unwritten." Advice from David Farland on process, developing one's gifts, and hard work. (h/t to John R)
• Dark Crystal author quest, you say? Looks like Penguin Young Readers Group and the Jim Henson Company are sponsoring a contest to find the author of a new series of novels based on the movie. Visit http://www.darkcrystal.com/authorquest/  for background information and rules. Submissions are accepted beginning October first and must be in no later than January first. (h/t to Emma M)
• The Setup, the first in a series on story structure from Rakestraw Book Design. (h/t to Kristina B)

Thanks for the good stuff, folks. I assume everyone (but me) is getting lots of writing done during our cold, dreary Juneuary downpours?

L I N K S

What do we have here?

• 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity, from a site called Write to Done that seems to collect articles on writing. (h/t to John R) 
• On Monetizing Serialized Fiction, a guest post at Lindsay Buroker's blog by Zachary Bonelli. (h/t to Anna K)
• An essay about tropes and stereotypes in science fiction and fantasy over at SF Signal. Lots of thoughtful input from lots of authors; good stuff. (h/t to John R)
• Joss Whedon's tips on being prolific (h/t to John R)
• Six tips for finishing a novel from The Creative Penn (h/t to Anna K)

It's been a great couple weeks in Sockmonkeylandia. Had a couple write-ins, swapped some interesting links via the book of faces, bid a fond farewell to Chris, and I know at least one Sockmonkey just celebrated her graduation from high school (by making me feel old.) Hope everyone is enjoying a splendid Tuesday. Keep sharing the good stuff you find out there on the internet.

Here are your lynx for the week! (...blame the pun on my visit to the zoo this afternoon)

• "Benedict Cumberbatch, Neil Gaiman, and Guy Hasson Walk Into a Bar..." (h/t to Kyle J)
• "Keep it simple, simpleton" (h/t to Kyle J)
• Another Terrible Minds flash fiction challenge: ABC meets XYZ! What happens when pop culture properies collide at random? Hilarity, I assume. (h/t to John R)
• Shouts and Murmurs! Eight Rules for Writing Fiction, by Teddy Wayne (h/t to Jon M)

Day late, dollar short

• From The Creative Penn: Ten Tips For Transitioning To Full-Time In The Job You Love (h/t to Anna K)
• A Q&A with writer J. Michael Straczynski, from the Southwestern College Sun (h/t to John R)

Sorry these are late, folks. Apologies!