Monday Musings

1. Why do we feel the need to rhyme our titles and number our posts? It annoys me and yet I find it oddly compelling...

2. Dawn Metcalf is doing a really cool reader recommendation thing today. You should check it out here.

3. In case you haven't already seen it cross-posted elsewhere, take a moment to read about the creepy new terms of service at Facebook at Colleen Lindsay's blog. Bottom line: they own the rights to whatever content you publish there (eek!). Colleen also has a link to Facebook's response here. Bottom line: Ha ha, that's not what we meant at all! But, um, no change to the terms just yet.

4. Great news for all you Dante Alighieri fans: I've discovered a new circle of hell! The What-the-Bloody-Hell-Are-You-Going-to-Title-Your-Book circle! It's sweaty, angst-filled and full of doubt! You spend your days and nights obsessing over key words, creating Wordles and running hundreds of searches on Bartleby.com! Fun for the whole family -- book your reservation today!

5. I've, uh, started researching agents. O.o