can't help telling stories
You’ve thought about it before, but now you’re ready to make the decision. Here are seven questions from Nathan Bransford to consider when it’s time to publish your book.
Nathan Bransford, Author: Should you self-publish or traditionally publish? 7 questions to ask yourself
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2015/03/should-you-self-publish-or.html?m=1
When you feel stuck on a project, sometimes writing something else can loosen your brain. Here is a list of last survivors that could serve as prompts.
15 Last Survivors of Famous Events
http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=62219
How often have you heard, “Write every day. Schedule your writing time”? I love going to the store to buy planners and organizing tools. But I’ve always had trouble using them consistently, at least when it comes to activities outside of work. Work activities seem to schedule themselves. I plan to take this quiz later today — my morning’s already booked — to see if I can identify my planning style.
Daily Planner Guide | Any.do Blog
http://blog.any.do/2014/12/quiz-whats-productivity-style-daily-planner-guide/
Here are more award winners to study and, perhaps, emulate.
2014 National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced – LA Times
http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-2014-national-book-critics-circle-award-winners-announced-20150312-story.html
If your interest is in scriptwriting, rather than book writing, here’s some advice about hooking your viewers. It makes me wonder about writing anything in “five.” Five pages, five paragraphs, or five sentences. I heard the beginning of a novel recently and I knew in four poetic words that I was in Washington, DC, in the spring. The actual words aren’t mine to reveal, but I want to read the novel when it comes out. And I want to see the movie.
BREAKING IN: Following “The Five Minute Rule” – Script Magazine
http://www.scriptmag.com/features/breaking-following-five-minute-rule
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