Inspired By.

It's the weekend friends, and I'm pretty darn happy about it since I feel like I haven't really had one in weeks. I'm about to head out for dinner and a movie with one of my besties, and tomorrow I'm going to a 40's in the 40's Party complete with pearls, t-strap heels, fellas in fedoras and 40oz Mickey's for all. Theme : Keep Calm and Carry On, which is exactly what I'm aiming for right now.

Here are some sweet links from around the web this week:

Inspired by Sam's book arrangement plus these other clever shelves, I rearranged my own collection the other night, and I'll be posting photos of it next week in my bookish series!

Another encouraging post for bloggers on common misconceptions and ways to deal with them. Note: the comments are as good as the post itself!

Margaret Atwood's 10 Rules of Writing. My favorite is rule number 8 :

"You can never read your own book with the innocent anticipation that comes with that first delicious page of a new book, because you wrote the thing. You’ve been backstage. You’ve seen how the rabbits were smuggled into the hat. Therefore ask a reading friend or two to look at it before you give it to anyone in the publishing business. This friend should not be someone with whom you have a ­romantic relationship, unless you want to break up."

After a post from Jess early in July, I joined her email intervention program and it has really helped scale back my stress during my down time. Now, she's doing another one for August, and I highly recommend you join the ranks of those that are keeping the office at the office, and home at home.

I'm a firm believer in the Oxford Comma, which is why I absolutely loved this post.

A really interesting [and true to my life] post about Why Our Generation is Afraid to Commit.

Doubt and Devotion? Creativity and Life? It's All About Balance.

It seems like everyone has their spinoffs of the poster above these days, but this rendition from my friend Kat is my favorite.

And finally, I found this post really interesting, and it has prompted me to ask: how can I serve you better? What would you like to see more of on She Writes and Rights? Guest posts from other writers? More or less of my personal experience? More or less of my poetry? Thoughts on the process of writing poetry? My bookish posts: do you find them interesting or fluffy? Your thoughts are welcome here.

P.S. Looking for a guest posts from fellow writers and creative for the upcoming weeks. I'd love to have you; email me at shewritesandwrites[at]gmail[dot]com.

So keep calm and have a good weekend, friends.

[Image:  Source: google.com via Bethany on Pinterest]