Mind Sieve 11/25/13

Thanksgiving is almost here!

Fan Fun

Offline Trailer - ROFL. It truly is the apocalypse! Heh heh

Sabotage Trailer - action, action, and then more action

Personal Tailor Trailer - wish they had a longer one! Saw a poster at the theater and had to find out more. :P 

Muppets Most Wanted Trailer - looks fun!

Social Media/Author Platform

Linked In Introduces Show Case Pages: This Week in Social Media by Cindy King. I'm pumped about the FB scheduled posts for Pages! Ooooo!

26 Ways to Engage Your Fans on Facebook from Social Media Examiner. Some of these are quite clever~!

Writing Advice

Write What You Love or Write What Sells? answers by Chuck (NSFW) Wendig. Good stuff!

Gene Lempp's awesome list of writing resources and more! For 16 November 2013.

Stay warm!

Mind Sieve 11/11/13

Let's see if I can get back on track!

Fan Fun

A super cute new Simon's Cat! "Scary Legs" (I know exactly how he feels!)

X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer - looks mind bending. Sweet!

Dragon Day Trailer 1 - hmmmm.

Mr. Peabody and Sherman Trailer - this looks fun! lol.

FROZEN Official Elsa Trailer - Oooo a weird plot. I like it!

Social Media/Author Platform

From Kristen Lamb - Author Success - The Laws of Sowing and Reaping. Much wisdom here!

Google + Custom URLs: This Week in Social Media by Cindy King at the Socia Media Examiner.

Writing Advice

How to Make Characters Vulnerable to Readers by Jami Gold.


Writing Resources 2 November 2013 from Gene Lempp. Tons of links in nice categories. :)

Yay for being back on schedule! Woot!

MInd Sieve 10/14/13

Morning all! (Argh! It didn't post on Monday! Why?!?!?!?!)

Fan Fun

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends from the Piano Guys. Nice mix of traditional oriental music and classical. 

 

Carrie Trailer #2 - Coming 10/18!

CGI VFX Spot - Cartier - Gorgeous CGI commercial. No words, just beautiful music and amazing visuals. Sweet!

Odd yet cool little animated Short called "Ark" by Grzegorz Jonkatjis

Because you knew someone was gonna do it - The Starving Games. ROFL.

Saw this ad in front of one of the clips and this was too bizarre/hilarious not to share! lol. Poo Pourri. (and it's a real product! lol)

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Official Main Trailer (and has Benedict Cumberbatch doing Smaug - squee!)

Sweet! Plant vs. Zombies 2!!!! Sadly, it's only for iPads, iPod, or iPhone. Waaaahh. (And they've got Adventures on FB, but we're not going there...Waaaahhh)

Social Media/Author Platform

Facebook Page Insights Updated: This Week in Social Media by Cindy King at the Social Media Examiner.

Writing Advice

Great guest post by Karina Cooper over at Terribleminds called - You've Submitted Your Book: Now What?

A ton of writing resources from Gene Lempp - 12 October 2013

And that's a wrap! Till next time.

Mind Sieve 9/30/13

Greetings!
Got some cool goodies today!

Fan Fun

Thief is BACK! Yes, yes, yes, and YES! My favorite game series of all time. 1st Person Sneaker. Squee! Thief 4 coming in 2014. Booyah! (Why no...I'm not excited about this at all...) :P

Everquest Next Combat trailer - another highly anticipated game! Yeah!

New Trailer for Frozen - bizarre but fun looking plot!

Freebirds Trailer #2 - This does look funny. :)

Social Media/Author Platform

Facebook Enables Post Edits: This Week in Social Media by Cindy King at the Social Media Examiner. Yay! About time! I always mess up on those things. lol. The Audio Library from Youtube sounds cool too.

Branding 101: What is Your Brand? by Jami Gold. Man, she's been busting out some good stuff this week! Woot!

Writing Advice

What Do Your Characters Falsely Believe by Jami Gold. Some great thought provoking stuff!

Gene Lempp is back bringing us a ton of writing resources and more! Writing Resources 28 Sept 2013 and as a bonus 21 Sept 2013 (which I missed due to chaos!) Ya'll are gonna be SO busy now. Bwahahaha.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - Dear Publishers... Great post!

Have an awesome Monday!

Mind Sieve 9/9/13

Welcome!
Sorry I didn't have a post last week. Just didn't have time. I'd hoped I could sneak it in while at WorldCon, but that didn't work out. Actually, that I only missed one post is probably a miracle. :P

Robocop Official Trailer 2014 - Oooo! And I do love the black. What's funny is the in-joke about who's picking the color - Batman. lol.

Under The Skin Trailer - Talk about a super creepy trailer! Dang!

Thor: The Dark World Official Trailer 2 - News stuff in this one. Sweet!

LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - ROFL! The Hobbit Trailer done with Legos. AWESOME!

14 Social Media Tools Used by Marketing Pros from Social Media Examiner

Tips To Make US Stronger Authors from Kristen Lamb. It really is a scary world out there...

Writing Resources from Gene Lempp for 07 September 2013. He also has a great post on Structural Flexibility: Time and Productivity #2. 

Ack, mean old headache. Closing now. Have an awesome Monday!

Mind Sieve 8/26/13

This week will most likely turn out to be INSANE! WorldCon is almost here. Eek!
I'm really, really hoping to at least catch a glimpse of Tanya Huff. Hee!

Most of you probably already know - Peter Capaldi will be he next Doctor. A quick article from iO9 by Charlie Jane Anders speculates on whether he will be the final reincarnation. Heh heh

The Book Thief Trailer 1 - bring the hankies! Looks adorable.

Pompeii Teaser Trailer - Look! It's John Snow! (From ice to fire! Heh)

+1 Trailer - super bizarre concept! 

The Bounty Killer Trailer - hah! Man I am finding some weird ones tonight. Hee!

How to Drive More to Your Blog Posts From Social Networks by Andy Crestodina at Social Media Examiner. Ooooo! Time for some testing. Heh heh.

Linked In Groups Get A Makeover: This Week in Social Media by Cindy King at Social Media Examiner - all sorts of changes this week.

Google Fickleness: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly by Jami Gold. Some definitely useful info in here!

From Kristen Lamb - What is Writing "Voice"? Totally awesome post!

As always, a great lineup of writing resources from Gene Lempp for 8/24/13. Keep you busy for days! :)

Till Next Time!

Mind Sieve 8/19/13

New week! New stuff! :)

300: Rise of an Empire Official International Trailer #1 - Ooo! Based on Frank Millers "Xerxes" so that gives me hope for the plot! Yeah!

C.O.G Official Trailer #1 - actually looks quite funny and cute!

Antboy Official Trailer #1 - this one should be adorable! 

Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters Official Teaser #1 - Hmmmmm

The Monuments Men Official Trailer - I'm in! Looks like a fun one.

Philomena Official Trailer - Ooo has a lot of peeps I like. Looks like it will require hankies though.

Bad Milo! Official Red Band Trailer 1 - ROFL, it's such a bizarre premise, it might just work. lol.

16 Social Media Marketing Tips from the Pros by Cindy King at SocialMedia Examiner. Some decent ideas in this. Hmmm


Create a Personal Marketing and Promotional Plan by Louise Rose-Innes at Marketing For Romance Writers

Why Authors Need Other Authors by Suzanne van Rooyen at YATopia. It's definitely good to know we're not alone! :)

Gene Lempp lists a whole slew of resources again in his Writing Resources 17 August 2013 post. Go Gene!

A bit of fun at WHACK! Magazine - Interview with Chuck Wendig and Stephen Blackmore being asked questions normally only thrown at female authors. lol. Interview is by Lela Gwenn

Let's have some fun this week!

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!

Mind Sieve 8/5/13

And it's a new week! Brrrroom!

American Hustle Trailer - looks funky but lots of great names in this one.

Lone Survivor Trailer - more great names

Stumbled over this one - Aurora Official Kickstarter Teaser Trailer 1 - Looks interesting

Breaking News | Celebrity News | More ABC News Videos

Cool little video compressing Curiosity's Martian Journey into 2 minutes. You can walk around Mars with this! Heh heh. Full story from ABC

FaceBook Embedded Posts - This Week in Social Media from The Social Media Examiner - article by Cindy King - Ooo a new way to share stuff from FB outside of FB!

26 Tips to Enhance Your Social Media Profile from The Social Media Examiner - article by Debbie Hemley

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - Ten Thoughts On Story. Great kernels all over the place.

Learning To Drop The Donkey - Is Perfectionism Killing Your Career? from Kristen Lamb. Lots of food for thought.

For more awesome reading, Gene Lempp once more has a tone of resources listed on Writing Resources 03 August 2013.

Have a GREAT week!

Mind Sieve 7/29/13

Good morning all!

This looks awesome! Sleepy Hollow from FOX for the fall!

47 Ronin Trailer - not exactly like I remember the legend, but I'm all there all the same. :)

Hunger Games: Catching Fire Official Theatrical Trailer (New one!) - getting pumped now. lol.

The Grandmaster Official Trailer 2 - looks like it will have some great fight scenes. 

Linked In Sponsored Updates: This Week On Social Media by Cindy King at the SocialMedia Examiner.

Great Idea! From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - How Indie Bookstores Can Add Value By Partnering With Authors.

A ton of links to posts on writing and more from Gene Lempp on his post Writing Resources 27 July 2013.

Controversial Writers topic - so some great info in here - A Prologue Will Help Our Story When by Jami Gold.

July is almost over! How did that happen? Eek!

Mind Sieve 7/22/13

Greetings!

Last Vegas Trailer #2 - this looks hilarious!

Only God Forgives Trailer #3 - I believe this may have just been released. Looks interesting - a surreal mafia movie. 

Austenland Trailer - this looks like a hoot! lol.

The Fifth Estate - Benedict Cumberbatch! Film about Wikileaks

ComicCon Trailer - Metallica Through the Never - looks funky!

There really is a Godzilla movie coming 2014! Listed at IMDB. Sweet.

From Kristen Lamb - The Power of Facebook, Friendship & Why We Shouldn't Use A Nail Gun To Slice a Pot Roast.

9 Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Launch a Product by Michael Stelzner at Social Media Examiner. (Some of these can definitely be used for books! Ooo! Need me a plan for "Jewel of the Gods" for next year! Woot!

From Jami Gold - 5-1/2 Steps For Making Feedback Work For Us. Good stuff!

The Single Largest Cause of Writer's Block Might Not Be What You Believe from Kristen Lamb.

Writing Resources 20 July 2013 from Gene Lempp.

Hope your Monday ROCKS!

Mind Sieve 7/8/13

Happy Monday To All! (Yeah...I know...But we must delude ourselves! :P)

Snowpiercer International Trailer - very weird premise. Should be fun to see how they pull it off!

Another weird premised film - The Box Trolls!

Continuing the weird premised theme - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 Trailer 2!

Pacific Rim Trailer 4 - it starts this weekend!!!! Woot!

Delivery Man Official Trailer - more weird premises! Looks heartwarming though. :)

This is FREAKING AWESOME! Homemade recreation of the Star Wars - "Deathstar Trench Run." The guys mouthing the music were AMAZING! I got chills, peeps, chills! lol

Totally Adorable! Simon from Simon's Cat working on his Gromit statue which is to be used on Gromit Unleashed - 80 Gromits, 10 weeks, 1 City to raise funds for the Bristol Children's Hospital. How cool!

Quick article on what the hey is Google's Penguin 2.0 - Do Not Fear the Penguin by Mike at Deets!List Training.

5 Steps to Ensure Your Wordpress Blog is Secure by Marko Saric over at ther Social Media Examiner

Rowing With One Oar by Gene Lempp - Great post on writing through the holiday and keeping our focus. And he's also got a ton more writing resources this week too - Writing Resources 06 July 2013.