I know Wednesday is usually “hump” day, but today it’s link day! (On account of there being a lot of interesting links going around my various friend-feeds today…)

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There are several good slushreader posts out there, but here’s one from recently.

http://saraheolson.com/2011/12/06/the-slush-readers-advice-for-writers/

Although it makes me sad to hear that cannibalism is an overdone subject, because I like writing about cannibals. … I’m not kidding. Sort of. I mean, it does seem to turn up a lot in my stories.

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A sane, non-expletive filled post on why a certain comic book pose for superhero women is utterly silly.

http://justsayins.tumblr.com/post/14957660366/this-needs-to-stop-and-let-me-tell-you-why

Also, followup post is good.

http://justsayins.tumblr.com/post/15063906958/its-funny

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In a similar vein, with added hilarity, author Jim C. Hines attempts to mimic some poses used on his and other book covers.

http://www.jimchines.com/2012/01/striking-a-pose/

(As an artist, I understand exaggeration for effect, but I do find some poses just plain overused and dumb, and some are so in-your-face-sexual that they become not sexy at all.)