The Sarahan dust arrived in Texas last weekend and resulted in some hazy days. Okay, we have hazy days every summer but this is the first time I’ve heard it attributed to anything from Africa.
Here in the US, we had a holiday – Independence Day. It’s a time for backyard cookouts, boating and swimming, and fireworks. The mid-week break was nice. I figure there are two ways at looking at it. I either had two Mondays or two Fridays. (I prefer the latter.)
And now for this week’s writing links:
From Story Empire
- Basic Plots-Quests – Staci Troilo
- Happy 4th of July – Mae Clair
- 5 For Friday-Songs That Inspired My Writing – Joan Hall
From Other Writing Sites
- Diving Deep into POV – Writers Helping Writers
- 7 Most Useful Legal Tips for Writers – Nicholas C. Rossis
- When You Begin Writing After a Long Break – A Writer’s Path
- A Hands-On Review of ProWriting Aid – Just Publishing
- Building Characters Layer by Layer – Kill Zone
- Ten Ways to Promote Backlist Titles – Fiction University
- How to Become a Professional Author – A Writer’s Path
- How to Grab Your Competetors Keywords – Just Publishing
- Five Conflict Making Choices for Characters – Writers in The Storm
- The Key Features of Great Blogging – Just Publishing
- How to Use a Time Block to Get More Writing Done – A Writer’s Path
Joan Hall 
Dust from Africa?!?! That is so bizarre!
We had extreme heat here all week and I lived in the pool. It’s finally cooled down, but I want the 90+ days back. I live for those in July 🙂
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It is bizarre. Guess it’s happened before but first I’ve heard of it. In July, we live for days in the 80s. But I really like summer. I wouldn’t want to live in a place where it’s cold in July and August.
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We have that sand here, too. And the heat and the haze. It’s summer.
Hope you had a happy 4th!
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Is that not crazy? Dust from Africa?? We have enough of our own. Fortunately, we’ve had rain the past few days which has helped with both the temps and the dust. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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We’re having rain today. I don’t mind. I mean, I’d like to be swimming, but I love to (try to) sleep in the rain.
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Rain is good sleeping weather. And reading. And writing…
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Still trying to figure out how that Saharan dust got all the way to Texas. Here, I can’t believe we’ve gone so long without rain that our lawns are turning to dust.
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I can’t figure that one either. It’s been dry here but we got a little rain this week which helped. Hoping you get rain soon. We went through a severe drought in 2011 and I would hate to see that happen again.
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Reblogged this on Nicholas C. Rossis and commented:
A great collection of writing links by Joan!
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Thanks for the reblog, Nicholas!
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A great collection, Joan! Thanks 🙂
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I thought this week had some great posts for writers. Thanks for stopping by, Nicholas.
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Sounds like an awesome week, Joan. We just had regular work days here in the UK, though it continues hot and sunny 🙂 Have a fab weekend!
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The mid-week break was nice. We’ve also had a little bit of rain and some thunderstorms. The temps aren’t as high but the rain raised the humidity so it feels just as hot. I’m ready for the weekend!
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