Where do your characters come from? John le Carre talks about his inspiration.
John le Carré on the inspiration for George Smiley – Telegraph
Author: sharon
award-winning writer, editor
Ars poetica
Who will win the National Book Critics poetry honors? One of these.
Party on
Several of my indie-writer friends have been talking about book-launch parties. It started after we had a conversation with New York Times best-selling author Kimberla Lawson Roby. She threw a party for her first book about 20 years ago. Here’s another author’s view of the idea.
Launching a Book–By Throwing a Party | Elizabeth Spann Craig
http://elizabethspanncraig.com/1860/launching-book-throwing-party/
Pieces of the puzzle
There are more complicated approaches to story telling. The “hero’s journey” comes to mind. But these five pieces seem about as minimal as it gets. Do your tales have all of these?
The Five Elements of a Story – Writers Write
Celebrate books
I had never heard of World Book Day before I found this list. I like the idea. It was March 6, and to celebrate the British paper The Guardian posted this list (and a few more at the bottom.)
If you haven’t read any YA recently, try one of these.
World Book Day: The 10 best teen reads | Culture | theguardian.com
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/mar/06/world-book-day-ten-best-teen-reads
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