This week's post picks...

Writers In The Storm shared a great post about writers' rules:
http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/3-writers-commandments-and-the-dreaded-s-word/

They are also talking about Hosting Companies for Websites or blogs. I need to do this one.
http://writersinthestorm.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/writerstrong-why-is-a-hosting-company-important-for-authors/

Over at Happily Ever After, Sam Cheever talked about TSTL characters: Too Stupid Too Live. Between her post and the comments, all my personal dislikes were covered. :-)
http://www.happilyeverafterthoughts.com/2013/03/guest-author-sam-cheever-with-giveaway.html

Melanie Atkins is offering her short story Heads You Win, Tails You Lose free this week at Amazon. Free short reads are a great way to try a new author.
http://www.amazon.com/Heads-You-Tails-Lose-ebook/dp/B00BTKNEKI/ref=sr_1_19?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1364230247&sr=1-19&keywords=melanie+atkins

For those into Spring Cleaning, according to Celia Yeary "It's fun!" She has some great suggestions. I tend to do my cleaning year round, a bit at a time.
http://www.celiayeary.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-cleaning-its-fun.html

 Marcy Dyer explains the difference between a clip and a magazine.
http://marcydyer.com/clips-versus-magazines/

Interestingly enough, this tied in with Diane Gaston's post over at Risky Regencies about the importance of Real Research:
http://www.riskyregencies.com/2013/03/25/real-research/

The Balanced Writer shared an Easter recipe:
http://thebalancedwriter.blogspot.com/2013/03/candied-bacon-for-easter.html

Steph Burkhart shares a few Easter traditions and more. Her book A Polish Heart introduced me to the traditional Blessing Basket, which I've made a part of my Easter traditions.
http://sgcardin.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-traditions-2013-giveaway.html