There ain't no party like a link party.

Writing:

J. K. Rowling's hand drawn spreadsheet

http://exp.lore.com/post/50464887850/j-k-rowlings-hand-drawn-spreadsheet-for-harry

The benefits of writing fiction

http://foresightculture.com/2013/05/13/six-things-fiction-writing-taught-me-about-foresight

Rejection Letters of famous authors

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26662/try-try-again-rejection-letters-received-bestselling-authors

Mars:

Food on Mars

http://news.yahoo.com/farming-mars-nasa-ponders-food-supply-2030s-mission-101613204.html

Marschitecture?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23542-how-to-build-a-mars-colony-that-lasts--forever.html

Cool Images:

Eclipse Video

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/15/time_lapse_video_may_2013_annular_eclipse_of_the_rising_sun.html

NYC on Other Planets

http://earthsky.org/space/heres-how-nyc-would-look-under-the-skies-of-other-worlds