Veteran's Day

I'm not going to do a full blog post today. Instead, I'd like to offer my thanks to our soldiers, veterans, and their families for all they do and have done.

For a great post on some of our heroes, please visit Writing From the Peak for Jennifer Lovett Herbranson's post, What Writers Can Learn From Warriors.

[Mostly] Wordless Wednesday - Hero Tribute & Links

A quick note: I guest posted over at Leave it to Livia today about building your blogging network.  Stop by and say hi!

For this week's [Mostly] Wordless Wednesday, I wanted to do a Veteran's Day salute to family members who have been in the military.  Plus, I love old pics.  I got a kick out of my grandma's pictures from when she was in the Air Force, but I'm doing this rather last minute, and I just didn't have that much time to scan all those photos.  Maybe next year I'll dedicate a day to just her.

My Grandpa Bill, my dad's dad, WWII, Air Force

My Grandma Joyce, my dad's mom, WWII, Air Force

My Grandpa Brown, my mom's dad, WWII, Navy

 

My Uncle Tommy, my mom's brother, Vietnam, Navy

My Uncle Michael, my mom's brother, Vietnam, Army

My dad!  Vietnam, Air Force

My brother-in-law, Greg, possibly Kuwait?  Army (sadly, this is the biggest photo I have, because I took it off MySpace while he was out there.  :(

I don't have a photo of my friend Joe, but he has served our country overseas for years now, doing several tours, and he deserves to be on here, as well.

Now for links!

I only have a few for you today, as I really haven't gotten much online time this week, which is how I find the information.  Sowwy! :(  But I do have a few good ones for you.

Taking Submissions:

White Cat Publications, LLC has introduced two new genre publications, both of which are now taking submissions.  Dark Intent is their mystery/suspense one, looking for short stories, flash fiction, columns, interviews and reviews.  Nightfall is their new dark fiction one, looking for short stories, flash fiction, columns, interviews and reviews.  Paying markets.

Awards:

Karen, of A Peek at Karen's World, is hosting her annual blog awards.  You can submit whoever you like, including yourself, for the various awards.

Other:

Yarny is a cloud program set up for you to write your novel in.  Saves as you write.  It looks interesting, though I'm not sure how I feel about cloud anything right now.

Tor has announced an hour long Twitter chat series, once per month.  This is your chance to speak with guest authors and go all fan boy/girl or ask meaningful questions.

Did you celebrate any military friends or family this week?  Ever heard of Yarny?  What do you think of Tor's Twitter chat?  

May you find your Muse.