…to all! The sun has come out at last here, on the west side of the world, and I am grateful.
I’ve had a bit of reconnecting with family time this month, but work heats back up for August. Lots going on with a conference trip to Los Angeles, a Summer Dream keynote, a super-hero jaunt to Korea and a Montreal meet-up all lined up and ready to go. Also have a few website upgrades planned, so stay tuned for those as well.
In the meantime, I’ll share a bit of link love, in order to close some of the myriad tabs on my browser. Perfect for idly perusing on a sunny day!
So, to begin, a couple of writing-related links.
First, for the students in my short story class, a link to make you smile. We studied Edgar Allan Poe this year, and took a look at some of his horror stories. One of the favourites [or perhaps the most feared] was The Black Cat — and here’s a peek at a casting call for the film version in 1961. [via boingboing]
Next, a very cool little clip about a type-face for people with dyslexia. It’s a neat idea, and since this scourge rages in my own family, one I really appreciate. The font is more heavily weighted on the bottom. It’s called Dyslexie. What do you think?
Hanging about in northern BC and in the mood for a little writing this summer? Follow THIS LINK to the lovely Ev Bishop’s blog to find out more about Northwords 2011 — a writing camp for kids AND adults in Terrace, BC this August.
And finally, if the black cats just aren’t scary and you need some inspiration for a horror story of your own, how about THIS? It’s a tiny, microscopic worm, found near the hydrothermic vents at the bottom of the world’s oceans. But man…I think it might be related to one of the title characters in the Cowboys & Aliens movie I saw this week! [via HuffPo].
More soon!
~kc
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I love the font idea. I think it might work quite well. I have mild dyslexia and until reading this never thought about the three d aspect. Wow how correct. Mine is more numbers than letters. But perhaps that has more to do with the fact I'm better with words than numbers. Iam going to try to get this font and see if my first draft spelling improves. Now if they could do something about the ADHD!! Untill then scotch and tonic works ok. Thanks KC.
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