04 | July | 2011 | Ramblings of a Misguided Blonde

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Recently I’ve come across some wonderful articles on the writing blog above. I discuss them in detail below.

WOW! Women On Writing Issue 45: Girls Just Want to Have Fun…Writing!

Don’t forget to check out this latest issue of the WOW! online magazine listed above. I need to spend some time there myself. There is always something useful – or at least thought-provoking.

WOW! Women On Writing Blog: Social Networking for Authors and Avid Readers

Anne Greenawalt’s blog post discussing Goodreads as the social network for avid readers and writers is informative. I couldn’t agree with her more. My problem is this: I like being an early adopter. As an early adopter, you never know which site will dominate. As a result, I neglected Goodreads. It is time for me to go back! I like the changes I’ve noticed thus far.

I’d also like to recommend LibraryThing | Catalog your books online. It is yet another way to connect to a potential audience, make friends, and learn about that wonderful author and/or book you didn’t even know existed.

WOW! Women On Writing Blog: Writers’ Markets that Celebrate Being American

I’ll be referring to this post for some time. It includes several publications that I need to research. The list is broad enough that most writers shouldn’t have a difficult time finding at least one publication to query.

WOW! Women On Writing Blog: Plotting the Twist

I love to read and write due to plot twists. It is that simple and that complex. This post does a good job of pointing out that reading and writing would be incredibly boring and predictable without plot twists. Writing would be much easier and entirely less satisfying creatively.

WOW! Women On Writing Blog: The Author in My Tree

I love genealogy and I love writing. What could be more appealing than the idea of having a writer in the family tree? Which authors inspire you?

Things to Know (and Love) About LibraryThing (blogher.com)
Tidbits of Inspiration: Culture & Kisses (undiscoveredauthor.wordpress.com)
How to be a better reader… (shannonturlington.com)

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Email from world’s worst mother-in-law goes viral : The Mommy Files

The entire ordeal described in the article above appears to demonstrate bad behavior on part of both the mother-in-law and the future daughter-in-law. The act of writing such an e-mail to a future daughter-in-law is, in my opinion, in very poor taste. I can’t even imagine receiving such an e-mail or writing one. It is inexcusable that the future daughter-in-law forwarded the e-mail to friends.

I can’t help but think that the mother-in-law needs to relax and that the future daughter-in-law needs to grow up. I also wonder what makes the mother-in-law think that she is an authority on proper etiquette. I hate to admit this, but I probably couldn’t help but give her a piece of my mind. Both parties need to grow up and show some consideration for others.