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Interesting, informative, and inspirational links from my feed reader over the last week. Enjoy.

The Best Science Fiction Would Work without any Science at All at io9

Best Eclipse Photo Ever at Mental Floss

The #1 Reason You’ll Never Finish Your Novel at Write it Sideways

6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line at Write it Sideways

Autocorrect is your friend by Gary Corby

How did you get the word out? by kt literary

10 Book Burnings at Mental Floss

The Last-Glance Editing Checklist at Gabrielle Edits

A Plot-Defining Disturbance at There Are No Rules

Tales from the Slush at Futurismic

Why prologues often don’t work at Pub Rants

Freewriters vs. Outliners at Suvudu

How to Trim Your Query to 250 (or Fewer) at Guide to Literary Agents

Tight Focus: Resist Telling Nonessential Details at There Are No Rules

Attacking by Retreating at SF Novelists

Here are some good links that came through my feed reader over the last week. Some are industry news, and some are meant to spur your imagination. Enjoy.

Antarctica’s “Blood Falls” on Mental Floss

Debut Analysis for Aspiring Writers by Tia Nevitt

How to Leave Your Readers Better than You Found Them

Gadgets and/or Words that are Fun to Say on Tor.com

Lost’s Off-Island Character Coincidences Mapped Out on io9

12 Secrets to Being a Super-Prolific Short-Story Writer on io9

The Importance of Writing Every Day on Writing Without Supervision

How to Improve Your Writing in One Step on Fuel Your Writing

Travel the Universe on Zero Units of Energy Per Day on io9

Five Ways to Overcome Fear of Success for Writers on The Adventurous Writer

“Smirk” and Other Words to Avoid by kt literary