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 10/12/15

Morning!

Fan Fun

New Trailer for The Sherlock Special - getting weird weird vibes from this. Should be fun though!

Hail, Caesar! Official Trailer - this looks all kinds of Awesome! Just the production value and in-jokes on old Hollywood films I spotted will make ti worthwhile. heh heh

Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies Official UK Trailer #1 - while the book took things too far (heart ripping ninjas - really?) the film looks like it will be some definite fun. Sweet!

Social Media/Author Platform

All LinkedIn Groups Becoming Private: This Week in Social Media by Lisa D. Jenkins at the Social Media Examiner.

4 Ways to Improve Engagement With Hashtags by Dylan Kissane at the Social Media Examiner.

Writing Advice

Making Story MAGIC—How To Bring the Elements All Together by Becca Puglisi.

Developing Our Story: From Beat Sheet to Scene List by Jami Gold. Lots of food for thought. :)

May your week be calmer than mine is going to be. :P

Mind Sieve 8/10/15

I am feeling lucky today. Let's see if I can get a full Mind Sieve post out today... Heh heh

Fan Fun

Deadpool Teaser Trailer - Oh my!

Queen of the Desert Official Trailer - looks fascinating!

Sherlock Series 4 Promo #2 - Moriarty is BACK?!?!?!

The Last Witch Hunter New Official Trailer - looks fab! Can't wait!

Social Media/Author Platform

How to Create a Promoted Pin Campaign on a Budget by Wade Harman at The Social Media Examiner.

How to Host and Promote a Twitter Chat by Aaron Lee at The Social Media Examiner.

Writing Advice

Are You Dreaming or Doing? by Jami Gold.


Flawed Characters vs. Too Dumb to Live—What’s the Difference? by Kristen Lamb.

Woohoo! I actually made it! YES! But can I do it again?!?! Eek!

Mind Sieve 7/13/15

Morning everyone!

Fan Fun

Con Man Trailer - I am so looking forward to this. lol. 

Awesome quality film of the FanExpo/Dallas ComicCon 2015 panel with Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. I was at that event, but I never saw them. lol. That's the way of conventions when you're a vendor. lol. (Warning it's 50+ minutes but fab quality!) Even more panels on his Youtube channel

Sherlock BBC Special First Clip - they're going back in Time~!

Dr Who Series 9 Trailer - switching his look a little. The female Master is BACK! And I should know who calls him Old Man but argh! (That's Arya from Game of Thrones. I mean who in the Who verse...) :P 

Just when you thought you were safe - Dr Who Arrives in LEGO Dimensions. Lol!

Social Media/Author Platform

Barnes & Noble, Dead Nooks, and Brave New Branding from Kristen Lamb. It is an ever changing world out there.

Writing Advice

The Secret Behind Making Me Care About Your Characters by Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. Some great stuff here!

I am once more out of time. I'll try not to mention it too often, but "Jewel of the Gods" should be coming out towards the end of July!!!!!! *fingerscrossed* Have seen the final draft for the cover (no words and I will share once it's final final!), and the publishers is planning a big shindig at ArmadilloCon. Now it's all about the waiting and the praying and the finally woot yeah!

Picture Kaleidoscope - Dallas Comic Con 5/28/14

Morning!
Trying to get life back on schedule. :)


Anyway, here's pics from the recent Dallas Comic Con

Daughter's first attempt at a chain mail dragon. Isn't she cute?

Muscular, no?

Booth mate next to us. 

She is a dead ringer for the girl in How To Train Your Dragon, no? So cute!

Very creepy.

Old style Mystique! Yeah!

Dragons came to Dallas Comic Con!

Taylor Lymberry gave us - Lilu Dalekpass!

Aren't his wings awesome?

Other nearby authors. Love their cover art and how merged it into the banner like that. 

Artists, artists, everywhere!

Our super scrunched display. We're going to have to go to two tables.

More art!

ART!

I loved her Sherlock and Dean Winchester at off angles. 

Ninja Turtles made an appearance. :)

Sherlock and Irene Addler. So cute!

Adventure Time TV

Luke's Speeder from Episode 4

Nice!

Jeep from Jurassic Park

And Baby - the Winchester's Sweet ride.

Baby's truck, which I still somehow managed to put in here upside down. DOH!

Have a great Wednesday!

Mind Sieve 12/9/13

Prepping this ahead of time as the Icemaggedon gets in full swing today. Wonder how bad it will have been by the time this goes out. Hmmm.

Fan Fun

Tor has a link to the video and a nice article about Peter Davidson's the Five(ish) Doctor's Reboot. (30 minute short and 50th Anniversary tie in.) It's totally adorable. And the more in depth a fan, the more you'll get out of it. Make sure to watch through the credits as those end bits are some of the best parts! And slow the credit list as well - they got all sorts of Doctor family members to participate in the fun. Too cute!

Sherlock Season 3 Trailer - Squee!

In Secret Trailer 1 - kind of spooky in a way. Inner self destruction.

Tracks Trailer - talk about a long trip! Dang!

The Monuments Men Trailer 2 - looking forward to it!

Her Trailer 2 - still mind boggling. heh heh

Social Media/Author Platform

What Makes You So Special? The Magic of Selling Books by Kristen Lamb.

How to Enhance Your LinkedIn Profile with Professional Portfolio by Donna Moritz at Social Media Examiner. Sounds like people can get very creative with this! Something else for the To Do List. Oi!

Writing Advice

7 Ways To Cut Your Novel Without Losing Anything Important by Roz Morris. Good stuff!

I'm fading fast...so I will call it a post!
Have an awesome week!

Mind Sieve 11/18/13

Once more into the breach!

Fan Fun

Went to my brother's the other day. First thing he says is "I had to watch this, so now you have to suffer too." Ylvis - The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) - I like it!!!!

Then he said I had to watch this - The Gummy Bear Song! He even has butt crack. lol

The Night of the Doctor - a mini episode. Pre-special. The volume is low for some reason. 

Atlantis Trailer - BBC production

Sherlock Series 3 Teaser Trailer - WOOT!

Maleficent Trailer 2014 - Interesting!

Divergent Official Trailer - another YA series turned into a movie!

Social Media/Author Platform

3 Steps to Building a Killer Tribe by Jeff Goins.

Writing Advice

From Gene Lempp Writing Resources 9 November 2013. A ton of stuff as usual!

Chuck (NSFW) Wendig has a great post this week - An Email About Writing.

Turkey day is looming closer...closer...

Mind Sieve 8/12/13

Howdy folks!

Her Trailer 1 - weird premise, but AI's rule!

Thor: The Dark World Trailer 2 - looking better and better. :)

The Counselor Trailer 2 - I'm lukewarm on this one. Hmm

Enough Said Trailer 1 - quirky, and by the end of the trailer I was thinking it might be cute. Heh.

Muppets Most Wanted Teaser Trailer - SEQUEL! Looks like it could be fun. :)

Ender's Game Trailer 2 - so pumped!!!!

Sherlock Season 3 Teaser - they're so MEAN! So love this series!!!

100 Things to Tweet About Besides Yourself by Pam the Marketing Nut.

75 Things I Learned On My Journey To 100,000 Twitter Followers by Pam the Marketing Nut.

Gene Lempp's Writing Resources Insanity post for 10 August 2013!

Are Genre Stories More Stupid? by Jami Gold. Super awesome post! Go Jami!

Hope you have a terrific Monday!

Picture Kaleidoscope 2/22/12

Woohoo! Just when I thought I wouldn't see any more exciting sunsets, BAM, they're back! YES!

Almost looks like the sun is melting, doesn't it?

A ton of birds. You have to look hard but there's a ton of them. (The larger sized image will really make them pop out - so click away!)

A sideways birdie shot. They were moving on me.

More birdies.

Like molten lava, no?

Lots of fun cloud formations this week.

This was at ConDFW this past weekend. Some fun stuff walked on by my table this weekend. :P Steampunk doll!

Steampunk Teddy Bear!

Steampunk Rubber Chicken! And it's a NASA Rubber Chicken to boot! Used by the local NASA Club.

The Evil Melanie Fletcher is making these super adorable dolls! This pair is Sherlock and Watson from the BBC Show. So CUTE! She does dolls and jewelry. Some of her wares are displayed as Belaurient Arts.

My buddy Patrick McGehearty told me at the con that he's running for US House of Representatives District 24!  He's super nice and he's a GEEK so he's one of US! If you live in Dallas in District 24, keep him in mind! He's fed up and wants CHANGE! Go Patrick!

Once again, had already taken bites before remembering I meant to take a pic of dinner! From the Crowne Plaza's restaurant Quineno Tower. Funky but yummy!

New View Shows Old NASA Mars Lander. (Way down in the left hand corner. Heh)

From Astronaut Nicole Scott - Beautiful Moon Rising Over Cocoa Beach.

Abstract Photos of Face That Resemble Fireworks from Michael Zhang at Peta Pixel.

New Images - Skogafoss, Iceland by Juan Paul Caponigro. 

More Portraits of Dogs Jumping Underwater by Michael Zhang at Peta Pixel.

50 Beautiful Collection of Cloud Pictures from Tripwire Magazine. They do put mine to shame! Ooooo!

Epic Action Photos of Porcelain Figures Shattering Against The Ground by Michael Zhang at Peta Pixel. Have to admit once I saw these I was amazed at how cool it looked!

P.S. Since Zumaya Publications is having their Kindle Thriller Sale, my novel Vassal of El is still on for only $2.99! Just FYI! :P