“Just for fun” is the caveat with this index. But it made me think of the books I’ve read — and not read — recently. I just didn’t have time to finish a few I was reading for book clubs. Others didn’t compel me to turn pages. (And I read all of A Brief History of Time.)
Three rules I think we can draw from this unscientific study are:
1. Write every page as if it were the first page.
2. Good stories get read.
3. Genre isn’t everything.

The Summer’s Most Unread Book Is… – WSJ

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/the-summers-most-unread-book-is-1404417569?mobile=y

Good writers are readers. Here a list of American fiction worth working through.

The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1894 – 1994 | BOOK RIOT

http://bookriot.com/2014/07/04/100-greatest-american-novels-1894-1994/

All five things in this list would make good character traits. I can see the office worker who jumps up from her desk every hour to do five jumping jacks. I can hear the conversations among her co-workers.
One person’s happy trait is another person’s pet peeve.

5 Things You Can Do in the Next 5 Minutes to Be Happier in the Next 5 Days | Going on the Ride of Your Life

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/ride-life/2014/07/5-things-you-can-do-in-the-next-5-minutes-to-be-happier-in-the-next-5-days/