Here are some articles to read until your electricity goes out:
1) Turns out that wonderful stereotype of which so many are fond, the one that goes men want only sex, women want affection and cuddling, it’s wrong:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/10/men-value-cuddling-women-value-sex-study_n_894137.html
2) Bookman Andrew Wheeler gives some excellent advice on marketing:
http://antickmusings.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-marketing-101-getting-into-right.html
3) Author Chuck Wendig gets his Penmonkey on about being a writer:
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/07/12/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-the-modern-day-writer/
4) Enjoy Cathrynne Valente’s excellent Guest of Honor speech from Mythcon:
http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/647121.html#comments
5) A literary agent explains current reality, which funnily enough does not match myths of the market:
http://clarionfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/market-insights-lucienne-diver-the-knight-agency/
6) Part 350,000 of why e-books do cost quite a lot of money and personnel which costs money to make. It will fall on deaf ears mostly, but I can dream:
http://publishingperspectives.com/2011/08/error-free-ebooks/
7) Author Jim C. Hines gets his hip hop on by reimagining the lyrics to a Sir Mixalot ditty. Really, this should go viral:
http://www.jimchines.com/2011/08/baby-got-books/
8 ) And lastly, this couple will be happy together forever: