Morning, ya'll!

I figured I'd go for something a little different this week. Give life some variety and what not. :) So this week is:

Mind Sieve on a Sunday!

Mini Movie Review

KIN - This is a family drama with super cool effects and science fiction elements. Eli's adopted mom has died. He and his father are trying to cope. Then his brother Jimmy is released from jail. He's been gone six years. To compound the problem, we find Jimmy owes a lot of money for protection in prison. Eli, who's been stripping wire from old buildings, comes across a bloodbath in one of them. He also finds a strange weapon.

Matters escalate quickly on multiple fronts, and it's just a question of when the train wreck will happen.

Gorgeous cinematography, great effects, great acting, and mystery bits leading us towards the finale. It's about family, belonging, getting past the things that pull you down. Definitely open for a sequel! Rating: 4 out of 5 (Hubby's Rating: Worth Full Price to See Again!)

Bag Man - Sci-Fi Short Film - This 10+ minute short film is what the movie KIN is based on. Several elements made it from here to the movie. (The owl!) A little abrupt and with 0 explanations, but it was fun seeing the correlations.

Cool new song (to me!) I thought I'd share. Would be a lovely fit with the boys from Supernatural. :)

No Roots by Alice Merton. Super catchy!

Prepare to be Disturbed!!!!  Guardians Inferno from Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2. (Most of the cast is in this! You just might not recognize them! lol!) Talk about an 80's flashback. lol.

2Cellos - Thunderstruck - love the set up for this one. These guys rock!

Okay, got to go. Hope you have a wonderful Labor Day!

Mind Sieve 3/24/14

As of a few days ago, it officially became SPRING!
Oh my aching sinuses! Heh heh.

Fan Fun

Dark Horse from Katie Perry. Song is fun but the video is cray-cray! Egypt has never been so colorful. lol. Love the old movie feel.

Human Revolution Trailer - due 3/25 from Moe Charif - based on the game Deus Ex. Could be fun!

The Maze Runner Official Trailer - looks interesting!

The Giver Official Trailer - YA Dystopian books to films continue!

Snoopy and Charlie Brown Peanuts Teaser Trailer - how cute!!!!!

Social Media/Author Platform

3 Ways To Improve Your Pins from the Pinterest Business Blog by Kevin Knight.

26 Creative Ways Brands Us Facebook Status Updates from Social Media Examiner article by Debbie Hemley

Writing Advice

In Writing, There are Rules, and Then There are "Rules" by Chuck (NSFW) Wending. Great insight!

Real Life Diagnostics: POV and Voice in a YA Historical Opening - Critique by Janice Hardy. This looked like something different to throw at ya'll! Heh heh.

Have an awesome week!

Mind Sieve 3/18/13

It's a Monday!

A new Neal Patrick Harris Dreams - Bollywood. I really liked this one. lol. And the tune is so catchy!

Wrong Official Trailer #1 - this looks like a real mind bender. 

Much Ado About Nothing Trailer - Joss Whedon and a ton of my favorite acting peeps! Yeah!

Disconnect Official Trailer #1 - not sure what to make of this one...

Lumpy Official Trailer #1 - Uhmmmm, errrr?

Stand Off Official Trailer - really found a bunch of odd ones this week. 

(The youtube boxes are looking weird during set up. Hopefully they'll come out okay...)

Do Authors Need a Website and Blog from Jami Gold. The age old question! And Webinars to help answer them. Heh heh.

Can Social Media Tools Make Us A Social Tool? from Kristen Lamb.

Ten Simple Tricks to Perk Up Your Writing by Steve Alcorn at the Writer's Fun Zone. Nice tips!

5 Ways To Add Sparkle To Your Writing by Natasa Lekic at Write To Done. These are great too!

Have an awesome week!

Mind Sieve 2/11/13

Morning!

This video is from 2010 but the movie will finally get a release in 2013. (The new trailer is super short - this one is better.) I'm super pumped for this one. Loved the anime. Space Captain Harlock.

Fine! Here's the short one too. :P

First heard about this in Google + - Byzantium International Trailer. Looks cool!

Another one I found out about last weekend - Sushi Girl. Mark Hamil is in this one! Definitely not for kids though.

Weird that I ran across this one just after seeing a Supernatural episode about Nazi Necromancers. lol. The War of the Dead. 

Too mental not to share - The Booty Jam from the Key of Awesome. Lol. 

7 Ways To Make Your Brand Look Terrible On Social Media by Clair Byrd from the Business Insider. For big business, but also a lot of truth for our meager efforts as well. :)

8 Ways To Discover Valuable Social Media Content by Andrea Vahl at the Social Media Examiner. (Yeah, I need a clone...)

Fact Checking by Katherine Sullivan at the YA Authors You've Never Heard Of blog.

From Gene Lempp - Surviving Transition: Impulse Power. Great stuff to keep in mind when working out characters too!

May Monday bring you many blessings! :)

Mind Sieve 1/14/13

This will probably be a quick one. Between all the OT and hubby's cold, time is really at a premium. Eek!

Mission Impossible from The Piano Guys. Too cute! The out takes at the end are hilarious!

Some Geeky Home Theaters to Make You Jealous by Kyle Anderson from the Nerdist. (I am jealous! Dang!)

Newly Found Comet Could Outshine the Moon from D News by Irene Klotz.

All Super Heroes Must Die trailer - this could be fun!

They Die by Dawn trailer - more westerns! (I think the trend cycles continues.) Lots of familiar faces. Should be fun.

Top 20 Social Media Marketing Articles from 2012 by The Social Media Examiner.

Agent Secrets  - Do Writers Need an Agent in the New Writing Paradigm? Guest blog post by Laurie McLean at Kristen Lamb's Blog.

Did more than I expected. Yay!

Mind Sieve 11/5/12

Welcome!

This was so awesome and cute and! How To Ride Kuratas. For all the mech lovers out there. :)

A live action Halo series. Seems they're up to 4 episodes now. They're like 15 to 20 minutes each. Halo Forward Onto Dawn

A new Simon's Cat! "Fetch"

Iron Man: Rise of Technovore - an Japanese animated Iron Man film for 2013!

Theme From Harry Potter for piano by Jarrod Radnich. This was WOW! Gave me super goosebumps!

Adele - Rolling in the Deep (feat.Amanda Scott) and the Piano Guys. Was only going to do one music video but...

Anna Karerina Official Trailer 2. This should be utterly fascinating.

This comedy could be very cute! Quartet. And it stars 3 Harry Potter veterans! (Headless Ned, McGonagall, and Dumbledore 2.0!) :P

Another quirky but possibly good one - Struck By Lightning. High schoolers blackmailing other high schoolers to write stories for a high school magazine. lol. 

This was too cute - If the Top 10 Social Media Sites Were Halloween Candy by Kristen Daukas.

From Gene Lempp - Designing From Bones - Otherworld. (With some sage advice about not spending too much time living in our make believe worlds!) :P

From Kristen Lamb - Structure Part 8 - Balancing the Scenes That Make Up Your Novel.

May your week be creative and utterly awesome!

Mind Sieve 9/17/12

Yo!

I stumbled over this one - Rebecca Enzor is holding the My Pony Fest 12 at her blog. Basically it's a call for authors with completed (even if unpublished) novels to pick one of their characters to transform into a My Pony. (A new time sink...noooooo!) You can see the one I submitted here. And this one is just for fun! (There are more - you can find those on my Pinterest board.)

Dal from "Willing Sacrifice"

I am way pumped for this one - looks awesome! Trailer for Cloud Atlas.

New Wreck-It Ralph Trailer. Another one I'm majorly pumped about. :)

Bizarre yet highly addictive music video - Gangnam Style (Blame my daughter for this one!)

Bachlorette Trailer - comedy with upside down happenings. (Me English no good today...)

When Do Writers Need Multiple Blogs from Kristen Lamb.

Readers Are the Victims of Bad Author Behavior from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. This is really a sad and even scary problem. :(

Designing From Bones - The Chicken Saves A Penny: Old sayings and the seed of stories in them from Gene Lempp.

10 Things No One Told Me About the Publishing Process - a guest post by Clay Morgan at Kristen Lamb's blog.

Hope you have a great week!

Mind Sieve 8/20/12

Another Monday!!!! Will we survive?!

The Colors of Evil - and adorable short film by Phillip Simon and Alyse Miller. What fun!

One Direction - One Thing Parody from The Key of Awesome

The Citadel Trailer - looks like a super creepy horror film. Eek!

The Moth Diaries Trailer - more horror spooky stuff.

"Partysaurus Rex" Toy Story Toon Preview. Old bubble bath time! Woot!

Hit And Run Official Trailer - car chases and comedy! 

"I Tried FaceBook, It Didn't Work" and Other Ways Authors Mistake Social Media For Publicity from We Grow Media.

An Author Platform Built On SPAM is Doomed to Fail from Kristen Lamb.

The Importance Of Reading The Fine Print from The Writer's Guide To E Publishing.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Things You Should Know About Metaphor

As always, I hope ya'll have an awesome week!