1. PBW is still on blog-break. I miss her. Have you bought her latest book yet? It has the best last line ever. Terrific conclusion to Stardoc.

2. I’m guesting at Genreality today with many links to cure various forms of writer panic. Go read!

3. If you want to get out of vacuuming, break the roller that turns the belt. You’re welcome.

4. We’ve had to start walking really early to beat the heat, and this means I’m getting right out of bed and walking instead of, er, sitting there drinking coffee and wondering if I’m awake. Turns out this is actually a better way to start the day, so we’ll keep it up after the weather turns cooler.

5. It’s August, which means one last chance to do all those things on your summer to do list. If you can’t think of anything to do, go watch
Phineas and Ferb
. They are summer idea pros.