can't help telling stories
Where do ideas come from? This book, published after the author died of brain cancer, tries to figure that out scientifically. While not, strictly speaking, about writing, this review is well done with animated illustrations. It’s a thought-provoking long read.
Leonardo’s Brain: What a Posthumous Brain Scan Six Centuries Later Reveals about the Source of Da Vinci’s Creativity | Brain Pickings
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/11/17/leonardos-brain-leonard-shlain/
I’ve used Google alerts at work for a long time, but never thought about using them for my other writing. And I just heard about Google Scholar. I’m setting up a couple alerts today.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A Must Know Google Scholar Tip for Researchers and Educators
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/11/a-must-know-google-scholar-tip-for.html?m=1
Much as I would love to be at Weekend with Your Novel in Madison today, I have somewhere else to be this morning. I mention it not just because I feel a little whiny, but also because this post is the sort of thing I would expect to hear there — or at the spring Writers Institute.
Jennifer Represents…: An EPIC POST about the Submission Process, from an Agent’s POV.
http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-epic-post-about-submission-process.html?m=1
In case you didn’t hear yesterday, “Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute,” says NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/technology/amazon-hachette-ebook-dispute.html?referrer=
Late last spring, I ran across the First Book project to generate more diversity in children’s books. The project also works to get books into the hands of needy children in North America. As writers, I think we all understand the need to encourage new generations of readers.
And if you’re thinking about ways to show how thankful you are at Thanksgiving — at least in the US; belated “happy” T’day, Canada — this sounds like the kind of cause a writer could support.
In the meantime, read a little about their “market driven” project.
A Market-Driven Solution to the Need for Diverse Books – First Book BlogFirst Book Blog
http://blog.firstbook.org/2014/05/13/weneeddiversebooks/
