Feeling a little blocked? Here are a few ideas to encourage your creative side.

How to Be More Creative, Wherever You Work | Entrepreneur.com

http://m.entrepreneur.com/article/232840

I know, I know. It involves numbers, not words. But it’s a quick look at the ways people spend money at different ages. How might spending habits change your characters?

More House, Less Booze: How Spending Changes From Age 25-75 : Planet Money : NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014/04/01/297289442/more-house-less-booze-how-spending-changes-from-age-25-75?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=npr&utm_campaign=nprnews&utm_content=04012014

We know Miss Jane Marple knitted, and we know she lost her love at a young age. “Cozy” mysteries are full of characters with hobbies that involve arts and crafts, the sorts that keep their hands busy.
Here’s a look at crafts from a psychological perspective that may help you view a character differently.

This is your brain on knitting
http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/25/health/brain-crafting-benefits/

I took a playwriting class in college. When I took the last act in for a reading, the professor and several of the other students told me the ending didn’t give potential actors enough to work with. I should kill someone, they said. So I did. Have you tried it?

50 Movies Where The Main Character Dies | TotalFilm

http://m.totalfilm.com/features/50-movies-where-the-main-character-dies/