This week flew by, sort of like the year in general. How exactly did it get to be August already? Yikes.

Today’s links lean more toward the academic and writing tips than humor. I think my subconscious already has its eye on fall. I blame the back-to-school ads. But there are some interesting and informative sites here, so I hope you find inspiration. Wishing you all a lovely weekend. Happy writing!

13 Writing Tips – from Chuck Palahniuk.

A Room of My Own in the Middle of Everything – Part of the “Where I Write” series at The Rumpus.

12 Great Free Online Courses – For those of you looking for grist for the mill.

This is how you build a labyrinth out of 250,000 books – Fun video, but I wish they’d added music.

The Typewriter – A kickstarter-like opportunity to back a book about the graphic history of typewriters, for the typewriter fans in the crowd.