Link of the week

Another link from NPR.

This really has nothing to do with writing, or it has everything to do with writing since it's basically about humanity and earth and all of life. I liked the article, the Carl-Sagan-narrated animation, and the prospect of a new portrait of earth.

A word link and a small update

First, here's a link to 12 famous writers on literary rejection. Makes me feel much better about my own work and my own rejections—and much more encouraged to keep trying. Just what I needed this week.

As far as my own writing goes, I'm working on some small revisions on LITTLE SUN. Just a few tweaks, really. I also had one teenage reader get back to me, and she told me she read the book twice in two weeks! That's a pretty good sign.

Also, I have another project I'm just starting on that is kind of exciting. It has helped me remember that I do, in fact, like to write. I had nearly forgotten. Anyway, it's very fun, but I'll have to write more about it later, as I'm not quite ready to divulge any specifics yet.

This SNL skit is not the same story line as my book.

But it's strangely close. And also humorous.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/489151?playlist_id=1031&asset_scope=all