Hubs and Kermit - Why I Shouldn't Leave Them Alone Together

  

 

This weekend I had a book signing and a conference. Friday night at the signing, hubs and kidlet brought me over and were going to go see the Muppets movie while I did my thing. Kidlet brought along his Kermit doll. And that may have been a mistake because my husband plus a muppet plus a camera phone are a bad combination. This is what I got texted to me throughout the signing.

Here's me being, yanno, professional and stuff (well, mostly):

Thanks to author Angi Morgan for the pic!

Here's what is popping up on my phone:

  

Hitchiking on the escalator

Well, okay, he does date a pig.

So yeah. Poor Kermie.

What's the funniest photo on your phone? 

Fill-Me-In Friday: Best Writing Links of the Week

 Fave photo of the week: My haul from RWA *pets*

How is it the end of the week already? Wow. All right, so those who may new to the blog, on Fridays I do a links round up of the best writing and publishing posts (along with a few fun posts thrown in) of the week. Since I was at RWA last week, I skipped a week, so this list will be a bit chunky. :) 

On Writing/Publishing:

• Author, Jody Hedlund: Author Etiquette 101: How To Support Readers
• Janet Reid, Literary Agent: This is my fault but I'm going to yell at you
• The 3 most important things to know about #rwa12 (or any conference) | Angela James
• Jennifer Represents...: Your Path is Unique; You are Incomparable
• A letter to Baby Author Me (circa 2004) - Ally Carter
• Kidlit.com · The Law of Diminishing Returns - a good point to remember during revisions
• Start Your Week Off Write: 9 Killer Resources for Weekly Writing Links | kristin nador
• Writer's Fun Zone » Creative Writing: 7 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way
• We're Moving From a World of Gatekeepers to a World of Influencers | Nathan Bransford
• The Costliest Price for Ebooks? Free. via Fiction Writing Tools
• It's No Longer an Either/Or Publishing World and Other Notes from ThrillerFest via Kill Zone

On Social Media/Blogging/Promotion:

• Branding Basics from ThrillerfFest « DIY MFA
• How To Get Great Photos For Your Blog Without Breaking Copyright Laws | kristin nador
• How to Launch a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 20 Minutes or Less [Screencast] | Michael Hyatt
• Alexandra Sokoloff: The madness of marketing
• Want to help books survive? Promote authors yourself | Books | guardian.co.uk
• QueryTracker.net: The Anatomy of a Website
• Social Media: An Introvert’s Secret Weapon | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author
• Writer Unboxed » How to Publicize and Promote Your Book: 7 Pieces of Advice
• Just because the author does a lot of marketing doesn't mean the publisher can't help | Idea Logical Company
• Blog Images Made Easy: Tips From a Non-Graphic Artist « August McLaughlin's Blog
• What the Instagram backlash says about the future of media — Tech News and Analy... (This one kind of made me giggle, the backlash being "Oh, no, the commoners! They've been given cameras. Stop them before they hurt themselves and the ART doing things only Professionals with a capital P are supposed to do!"  It sounds very similar to what many say about self-publishing.) 
• The Principle of Fair Use and Image Usage for Bloggers via Dear Author
• WANA Commons–Beautiful Blog Images without the Worry via Kristen Lamb

For Gits and Shiggles: 

• Joe Manganiello's Twitter #Fourway | PopWatch | EW.com
• Photoshoot - Alcide Herveaux por Michael Muller - True Blood @JoeManganiello ~ T...
• Metro - What if every Olympic sport was photographed like beach volleyball?  (I know it's in direct contrast to the point being made in the article BUT there IS some nice mancandy in this post, just sayin'.)
• ‘Boy Meets World’ star Rider Strong in ‘Hooker Lawyer’ — NSFW VIDEO | PopWatch M...
• Channing Tatum Wet

What You May Have Missed Here:

• A Bright Side - Writers Building a Photo Sharing Community
• Special Guest & Contest: Author Tori St. Claire - Lie To Me
• The 5 Emotional Stages of a Book Launch
• FAQ on the Blog Photo Debacle 

All right, that's what I have this week. Now I'm off to hopefully write two winning book proposals. I hope y'all have a great weekend! :)