Sunday Foreign Post Roundup (On Monday)

1. As always, Lee Lofland  uses his experience in the police force for good, the good of writers that is.  His post last week titled 'Sheriff's: Who Needs 'Em? - Writers: Who Has 'Em?' is a great glimpse into the role of sheriffs in law enforcement.  I must say, once again, how invaluable Lofland's book is as a source for detective fiction.  And if any of you are interested, I'm planning to attend the Writer's Police Academy in central NC in September.  It should be a good time - Lee is always entertaining!  Additional plug: Jefferey Deaver is the keynote speaker.

2. She makes my roundup every week, and that's because Cathy at Kittling Books always keeps it interesting! Her literary posts are great, but it's the fun quizzes I am highlighting today. Click here to see how likely it is you have been abducted by aliens, or here to find out what kind of book you are.  My answers:

There's a 20% Chance You've Been Abducted By Aliens

There's virtually no chance you've been abducted by aliens.

But there's always hope for the future

You Are Fantasy / Sci Fi

You have an amazing imagination, and in your mind, all things are possible.

You are open minded, and you find the future exciting. You crave novelty and progress.

Compared to most people, you are quirky and even a bit eccentric. You have some wacky ideas.

And while you may be a bit off the wall, there's no denying how insightful and creative you are.

3. I am a member of Sisters In Crime, but I only recently discovered we have a blog.  I'm not even sure if it's how much a part of the group it is - meaning how many of the "sisters" participate.  It also doesn't seem to be very well moderated, though it is updated fairly often.  However, this week's entry was quite interesting.  The topic if women writers and their acknowledgement in the writing community.  But it is a well-written article I highly recommend.  You can also read my response to it in the comment section. 

4.  The last of my roundup posts is a bit of a deviance from the norm.  This week I clicked link after link in search of who-knows-what, and ended up creating two thousand social networking pages for myself.  That may be a bit of an exaggeration.  But here they are if you want to check me out around the blogobe/Interworld.  (I might copyright those terms.)
Michele on Writer's Digest
Michele's Photobucket
Michele's Flickr
Michele on Digg
Michele on PYZAM (great blogger templates, found through A.J. Frey)
Michele's Shelfari
My Library Thing
Michele on GetGlue (this is a fun one, courtesy Cathy at Kittling books, again!)
Michele On BookBlogs

Ok.  So I didn't do all that this week.  But if you are on any of those sites, friend me.  I don't know what good it will do, but I think it has something to do with the 'wave of the future.'