Sharing Thursdays! 5/8/14

Welcome back to this weekly post of random stuff for me to share from around the internet!

I got a Twitter! 
So follow me for everything interesting, randomness, and for the fun of it and I'll probably follow you back!

https://twitter.com/SarehLovasen

Web Posts To Take a Look At!

• This Contently Post introduced me to this new thing Facebook is trying called Facebook Newswire. Apparently its trying to compete with Twitter as a place for breaking news and the like, and wants to attract more companies to it. 
• This post  discusses the if Buzzfeed really knows the secret to getting things viral and other ways that Buzzfeed is changing the way we see news and media. 
• And as much as I all know we don't like taking finals at school, don't be like these college students who ordered a hit on themselves in order to avoid their finals! 

Music and Media to Think about and Listen To

• These Ted Talks for you to enjoy!
• The Way We Think about Charity is Wrong
• Does the Media have a "Duty of Care"?
• How to Seperate Fact from Fiction Online
• If you haven't heard of Lindsey Stirling, check out her youtube channel now! She's an awesome violinist who can dance and play the violin at the same time! Wow!
• Here's a new song by her that I just discovered! "Shatter Me"! 

Websites and Other Randomness to Look at

• Wasn't exactly sure if this counts as a website yet or not, but there's a kickstarter program called Storium that kinda reminds me of a role playing game or Dungeons and Dragons. But either way, you can check it out for yourself by clicking here.
• If you're a graphic designer or an artist, check out AIGA- the professional organization for artists and designers! 
• There's a website devoted to books that work on paper and wouldn't work well as ebooks. You can check out Wink-Books by clicking on its name (<---). 
• This picture about the opening ceremony of Woodstock! Wow, that's a lot of people!

Opening ceremony of Woodstock, 1969 pic.twitter.com/VGhEg8ACuv
— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) May 8, 2014

Story Time!
So I also recently posted a revamped story on Wattpad, called Those Crazy Years, that I'm really excited about! Its an exciting story about an alternative universe of the 1920s filled with magic, international intrigue, mobsters, spies, and mystery!

It was fashionable, you see, to kill.

In high style of the day, the Skylarks of New Haven have taken the city by storm. They were the bee’s knees, the big cheese, and everyone wanted to be just like them. They could sing, dance, act, anything they set their mind to, these girls could do. Everyone loved them and no one dared breathed a bad word about them. They seduced everyone and were called the “It” girls. Sexy, smart, fashionable.

But like everyone, they each had their own secrets. And sometimes secrets have a nasty way of revealing themselves. Its been over a year since James Royston disappeared while on a mission to save his kidnapped bride, and now his sister Juliet is determined to find them no matter the cost. But it could very much cost her life.

Thrown into a dangerous game of international intrigue, lies, forbidden romances, magic, and crime lords, Juliet will have to keep her wits about her if she’s to save her brother. But Juliet’s new friends have dug themselves into a deeper hole then anyone could imagine, and it might just take an outsider to save them. In those days it might have been fashionable, but now they call it, those crazy years.

You can check out the story here on Wattpad and take a look at my Pinterest Board for it.

Well that's all today! If you have more you'd like to share (whether its a new book you just discover, got published, music you want to share, an article, pictures, whatever) just let me know either in the comments or through the contact form underneath the author page!

Sincerely,
Sareh

Blog News- November Issue

Welcome New Members!
Welcome new members who have joined in the month of November! We love seeing your friendly avie there in the follower box! Last month we had a total of twenty-nine and this month we gained one person. 

New Background/Layout?
So, I get bored easily and as pretty as this background is, I've been thinking of changing the blog's background. What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Change it or keep it?

Writing Prompt Page Updated.

I've decided to put up Monday night's Writing Prompts under the page labeled Writing Prompts. They will still go on the Archives page, but they're now also found on that page. 

Podcast/Volg?

I've been thinking of doing a podcast or a volg (like a blog post but in video form). I've never done a podcast before so it'd be an adventure, but I've made videos before. What do you guys think? Would you be interested? 

Reminders from last month:
Wanted- Suggestions 
Did you recently come across an interesting article or piece of news? Do you have a favorite picture/video that inspires you or you think is just awesome? Is there a great site you visit all the time? Or do you have a great idea for a blog post or a topic you would like to see discussed? If you have a suggestion for something or maybe you would even like to do/see a blog post on something, please let me know though either the facebook page, the contact form at the bottom of the About page, or by emailing me (email address at the bottom of the About page).

Resource Tab
Because it's already getting pretty long and so far I've only added books and websites to it, I was wondering if I should add a category for individual pages? I'm not sure if this new category would be organized at all. So what do you think?

Facebook:
Yes! We finally have a facebook page! If you haven't liked it so far, please do so! Remember that you can post suggestions and other stuff on it if you'd like but just remember to keep it clean and safe. No swearing or anything with offensive stuff. I'll try my best to keep it updated with blog posts from here and news or whatever else.

Articles and Sites from around the Internet!

1. Written? Kitten!- A fin, simple little site. For every so many words you write, a new picture of a kitten will appear. 
2. The Discovernator- A thing off of Discovery.com that gives you tons of weird and fun facts. 
3. 10 Resources to help you write a great short story!
4. Fantasy- Worldbuilding

Game Night! Fill in the Blanks!

Once upon a time (add name) went to/on a (place/ activity) and while doing so (name) met (another name) who was (adj.) with (adj.). (Name) loved (object/place/etc) and would often (verb) while running his (animal). One day (2nd person) decided that (he/she) would (verb) to (person). (Person) was (emotion) and (always/never) spoke to (name) again.

Really bad fill-in-the-blank, but hey, fill in the blanks and posted your responses in the comments! Or if you have your own fill in the blank story, let us know!