Mind Sieve 8/8/16

Morning! 

Trying to at least get a pseudo post out this week. Not dead yet! :)

Storks Trailer #4 - so darn cute!!!!!  "Wolves, form a submarine" - SNORT!

Last time this song came on on the iphone I hit repeat 6 times. Love this bugger. So figured I should share. Love the way they have all the lyrics in the video. "A Millions Ways to Die" by Alan Jackson. Totally fab! lol.

Sherlock Season 4 ComicCon Trailer - Booyah! 

Doctor Strange Official Trailer 2 - SQUEE!

Legion Official Trailer #1 - Oh! Xavier's son! Oh!

Wonder Woman CominCon Trailer - oh this looks awesome! Sweet!

Okay, I will let you escape now. Heh heh. Have a great week!

Mind Sieve 7/18/16

Another week, another wave of chaos! :P

Internet problems are fixed for the moment. Had to have people come out 5 times! They've pretty much replaced everything from here to two blocks down. lol. Weirdest thing ever. The whole family got to find out how truly dependent we are on it. Heh heh.

Seth Savage - Bad Girls - hubby of one of my buds at work! Country sound with a touch of folk music? Hope you enjoy!

Star Wars Rebels Season Three Official Trailer - Ezra - bad hair choice. lol. 

ROGUE ONE: A Star Wars Story 'Celebration' TRAILER (2016) - sweet!

Ice Age: Collision Course - Buck Starts Here - Should be a blast! :)

Have a great one!

Mind Sieve 6/15/15

Morning!

No guarantees on how far I'll get today. Way behind on ALL things. DOH!

Fan Fun

"Jurassic World Theme" by the Piano Guys. Just saw the movie. It was fab!

Zootopia US Teaser Trailer - this looks adorable!

Rock The Kasbah Official Trailer - this looks crazy! lol.  

The Hunter Games: Mockingjay Part 2 - looks good!

Gotta go!

Mind Sieve 11/17/14

Another week...I just hope it's not as gruelling as last week. UGH....

Fan Fun

From the Piano Guys - Ants Marching/Ode to Joy - 4 guys, 3 minutes, 2 Cellos, 1 piano. They did this one all in one take. A fun bit of playing. Watch the credits as they show the four prop aerial gizmo they used to fly, yes FLY, the camera around to get these shots. Too cool!

The Cobbler Trailer - this should be FUN! 

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Trailer - Heh heh Can't Wait!

Song One Trailer - will probably need tissues for this one. Eek!

Social Media/Author Platform

14 Ways to Make Your Twitter Updates More Creative by Aaron Lee at the Social Media Examiner

Book Promotion That Makes an Impression - Don't Advertise When You Can PADvertise! by Kristen Lamb. Hilarious! Wonder how many people will think she's serious and actually try this. BWAHAHAHAHA!

Writing Advice

Diversity in Writing: Researching Characters - post by Jami Gold and guest Melinda Primrose. Good stuff!


On the Destination of Your Manuscript: An Expedition Into the Dark, Tumultuous Heart of Authorial Self Hatred by Chuck (NSFW) Wending. Hah! Been there done that. :P

Have a great week! And wish me luck, haven't had time to write in almost a month. Work is eating me ALIVE! Waaaaahhhhh

Mind Sieve 12/3/12

Wow, this year has FLOWN by! Eek!

A new Simon's Cat! 'Nut Again'. You'll snort at the end. Heh.

Movie is coming soon! So let's get in the Mood! Lord of the Rings - The Hobbit by the Piano Guys.

And M J Wright has pics of The Hobbit Premier! Soaking Up The Down-Town Party Buzz On Hobbit Premier Day.

Neil's Puppet Dreams - The Lullaby - NPH and Puppets in a nightmare. lol.

Early Teaser for Pacific Rim. There's going to be giant mecha! (You won't see any in this, but their website has some specs. No full trailer yet. Boo!)

The Rock is back to party! The Snitch Trailer.

This looks kick ass! Now You See Me Trailer.

This also looks like it will be a lot of fun. Jack The Giant Slayer Trailer. Fairy tales are all the rage right now.

3 Hashtag Tips To Change Your Twitter From Drab To Fab! Guest post by Marcy Kennedy at Jenny Hansen's Blog.

Here's How You Flush Your NaNoWriMo Efforts Down The Crapper by Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. (Heh heh heh.)

Actions And Reactions: The End-All-Be-All of Story Telling by Jami Gold.

It's December! Aiiieeee!

Mind Sieve 7/16/12

Another new week is under way! Woot!

Sorted This Way - Not Literally - really cute Harry Potter inspired video.

Star Spangled Pride Pants - In celebration of July 4th. Cute!

Convention Etiquette For Fans, Pros and Exhibitors! From Colleen Lindsay. Great advice!

Humor: The Top 5 Phineas and Ferb Ideas You Should Not Try At Home from The Wardrobe Door. Heh heh heh.

EPIC Official Trailer - this looks way cool!

The Prototype Official Teaser Trailer - this looks awesome!

OZ The Great And Powerful Movie Trailer - This looks FAB! From the POV of the Wizard. Sweet!

Expanded Trailer for The Odd Life Of Timothy Green - looks adorable!

Red Lights Trailer - Oooo! Creepy. Should be fun!

25 Bad Writer Behaviors (Or, How Not To Act Like A Rabid Little Penmokey In Public) by Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.

Designing From Bones - The First Passion of Story from Gene Lempp.

So You Want To Be An Author Part 6 from Donna Newton.

5 Common Writing Blunders That Can Annoy or Bore Your Readers from Kristen Lamb.

Hope you have an awesome week!

Mind Sieve 7/2/12

Looks like service will remain uninterrupted despite surgery. Yay! :P (Or at least I hope so!)

Simon's Cat in "Window Pain" Hee hee!

Write Like The Wind (George RR Martin) from Geek Sundry. Too fun!

3 Second Rule from Lisa Gail Allred. Done as a bit of fun that went viral. :P

Medieval Mondays: Chinese Repeating Crossbow from A J Walker. Back in the 4th Century BC! Amazing!

Collaborator Trailer. Looks bizarre!

Iron Man 3 Official photo from EW.com

House At The End Of The Street Trailer 2. This one makes more sense than the last one. :P

Ancient Olympic Athleticism At The British Museum from the History Blog.

Designing From Bones - Real Fictional Cannibals from Gene Lempp.

No One Can Sell Your Book Like You Can, or How to Earn Real Money on Your Books from SkyWarrior Press. She makes it sound so easy but it's not. Waaaaahhhh!

How To Launch A Book Without Loosing Your Mind from Elizabeth Spann Craig.

Hustling: How To Spread The Word About Your Work from Jane Friedman.

25 Things You Should Know About Writing Fantasy from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.

Also from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Ways To Fight Your Story's Mushy Middle.

Okay, I'm done in. Have fun!

Mind Sieve 6/25/12

June has been so weird!!!!!!

Designing From Bones - Cannibalizing Fiction from Gene Lempp. Literally! Hee!

Les Miserables 2012 Trailer. Oh this is looking so good!

Killing Them Softly Trailer with Brad Pitt.

A totally cool marriage proposal - does raise the bar for guys everywhere. :P


An Ancient Civilization Upened By Climate Change from The New York Times. I'm surprised it took them this long to figure this out. The world has continually changed since its inception. Cool they have proof of what happened to the Indus though.

Rub Some Bacon On It from Rhett And Link - The answer to all our problems! Who knew? :P (This cracked me up!)

Warehouse 13 Season 4 Trailer - Booyah! Guilty pleasure anyone? Hee!

32,000 Year Old Plant Reborn From Ancient Fruit Found in Siberian Ice from Bloomburg.com

Wreck-It Ralph Preview. This is so going to send old time games into nostalgia land! Looks like it will be super fun.

An Author's Guide To Fan Fiction from Jami Gold. Covers a lot of info here, peeps. The stuff isn't the same when based on a book or short story than on a TV or movie. And the lines are getting even more blurred. Eek!

Interesting post from Robert Lee Brewer on What Is Branding All About Anyway?

What Editors Do from Elizabeth Burton over at She Writes Blog.

Self-Publishing And The Burden Of Proof from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. Great discussion as usual!

Okay, battling health crap so this is it for this week. Next week might be a little bare, not sure yet, as there's surgery in my future, and I've no idea how I will be for a week or so after. Here's crossing fingers I'll get to share more stuff ASAP after the deed is done. :P Wish me luck!

Mind Sieve 4/9/12

Gooood Morning~! (Afternoon or even evening, depending on when you stumble over this) :P

Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 Theater Trailer 

The Origin of GakAttack - really sweet and inspiring. Never let go of your dreams. (But be careful! This happy ending doesn't happen to everyone!)

New Prometheus Trailer - SQUEE!!!

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Trailer #2 - mind boggling! Should be fun!

Roman Coin Horde Found In Bath By Archaeologist from the History Blog.

Native Club Owned By Cook Given to BC Museum from the History Blog. Beautiful work!

Designing From Bones - The Greatest Story Never Read from Gene Lempp. Mysteries of the Voynich Manuscript!

Fun Sicence: Randomness from Charlie. A truly cute science lesson. 

Me and My Cello - Happy Together (Turtles) Cello Cover from the Piano Guys. This is HILARIOUS!

Marketing Pet Peeves - Change Your Mind Set! by S R Johannes. Preach it, sister!

Does Advertising Work For Authors? by Lindsay Buroker.

From Bob Mayer - The Write It Forward Author Branding Plan.

3 Ways To Turn Facebookers Into Die-Hard Fans by J Kent Holloway over at the Marketing Tips Blog.

So You Want To Be An Author? Part 4 - Ideas from Donna Newton.

Some Novels Should Be Written Slowly from Roz Morris. Excellent advice! Personally, I'm in fear for some of the authors I love because they are being made to write too fast. And it shows!

Seven Simple Tips For Writing Great Dialogue from Ali Hale/Luke. Great stuff! I'm very much a proponent of #4. (To me 'said' tags are NOT invisible. Too many drive me batty. :P)

Three Ways To Spark Literary Magic-Voice Part 2 from Kristen Lamb. YES!

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Lies Writers Tell (And Start To Believe). Hallelujah! Truth as always  from the Beard. (The man is but an accessory to the Beard. Ask him.) :P

Okay, the plate floweth over. Enjoy!

Mind Sieve 12/12/11

Welcome to another mental sifting Monday! Got a bigillion things to run through today. Loads of sharing going on this week.

Cool new video by Charlie. His stuff is always so fun!

New kick-ass trailer for John Carter of Mars. Love that this book is being made into a movie! YES!

From The Week - The 'Mysterious' Whale Graveyard Discovered in the Desert.

At Central Stn a cool post with a ton of pictures on Mysterious Paper Sculptures. Some of these are mind boggling.

 15 Infant Dinosaurs Found in a Nest in Mongolia from The History Blog.

Okay, this is FREAKING COOL! Miniatur Wunderland - model railways, moving miniature cars, crime scenes, moving boats. This is AMAZING!

Shea MacLeod shares Mythos Monday: Roman Misrule, Pagan Yule and An Attitude of Gratitude. Just in time for the winter holiday season!

OMG!  This is so hilariously AWESOME!  Cello Wars by the Piano Guys. (Make sure to watch when the credits hit. Killed me!)

In a cool behind the scenes look, Rumiko Takahashi (Best known for Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura, and Inu Yasha) shows the process by which she creates her manga. Totally fascinating!

Trailer for the Whedon-Penned The Cabin In The Woods. Looks cool in the mystery department part. Ooo!

New preview for the Liam Neeson movie The Grey. Man Against Nature booyah!

A neat post about how America got it's name from Debra Eve - Amerigo Vespucci: The Power of Recognizing the Obvious.

German City Evacuated to Defuse WWII Bombs from the History Blog. Fascinating really. I'd heard before Jerusalem has tons of unknown and still active minefields. But it never occurred to me Germany had active bombs from British and American drops in the Rhine. Eek!

A House Fit For a Hobbit. Too cute!!!!

Charity Album for SweetRelief.org called Novum Initium - Soundtracks by various artists including Christopher Lennertz and other popular game composers.

Designing From Bones - Demon, Protector, Patsy by Gene Lempp. The Black Shuck - not your typical cuddly puppy.

Nice post from Nathan Bransford on How to Network Without Networking. Great advice!

Post by Sarah over at Glass Cases on Stop Helping Yourself. Several easy tips for queries.

Be A Tweep, Not A Tool Part 2 - Beware the #FF Firehouse by Kristen Lamb.

Weather Thesaurus Entry: Snow from The Bookshelf Muse.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Financial F***-Ups For Writers. Preaching wisdom with colorful language. :P

The Seduction of Self-Publishing (or "Why I'm Glad I Didn't Have The Option 5 Years Ago) by Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. SUPERB post!

Is Your Novel A Spineless Weakling by Kristen Lamb.

Out of eyeballs and out of time. Enjoy ya'll!