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(stop the presses people, unicorns exist: DudeInPublishing)

Yay, another publishing gif blog!

1) The Book Pushers has a list of Post-Apocalyptic Romance Novels. I’ve had Beyond the Night by Joss Ware on my TBR list for years.

2) On io9, people are living in the abandoned sets of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in Tunisia.

3) If you’re a book blogger or really anyone trying to establish professional relationships in social media, here are some tips for dealing with publicists from Dear Author.

4) Did you know that Alexandre Dumas’s father was the son of a black slave and a fugitive white French nobleman, and was also a total badass?

5) 20 tips to help you revise your manuscript on Necessary Fiction, via io9.

Click for large view. Via Mediabistro.

1) Your rent is due. Quick, use these flowcharts from Book Riot to determine What Would “Insert YA Heroine Here” Do?

2) Facebook acquires Instagram for reported $1 billion. Wow.

3) For my fellow otter enthusiasts — Daily Otter is on Pinterest! Try not to spend your entire day looking at cute otter pics…

4) Interesting discussion topic on the Carina Press blog today: What is the worst writing advice you’ve ever heard or received? Weirdest advice to me is eliminating all usage of “was” — and it seems like that’s one a lot of people have heard. Most horrifying advice goes to the guy that told people to plagiarize. Seriously.

While I am out wedding dress shopping today (!), enjoy these links :)

1) Mediabistro Infographic: Who Buys eReaders? Some interesting numbers, though I could only make out about half the text on the image. Conclusion: eReaders could be the next emerging ad platform (gosh, I hope not).

2) If you’re also just getting started on Pinterest and trying to figure it out, Galleycat has a list of Pinterest Boards for Book Lovers to help get us started.

3) EW has photos from Game of Thrones Season 2, including new characters like Brienne, one my favorites.