can't help telling stories
Sometimes ideas just pop up and I start a project without giving much thought to its genre. I don’t read just one genre, so I never thought I would only have to write one genre.
But there’s marketing. And library shelving.
So here’s a discussion of “the genre debate.”
A Better Way to Think About the Genre Debate – The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/better-way-think-genre-debate
Don’t get too attached to the first draft of the beginning of a story. I try not to. Here are some reasons why you may want to revise it. (And, just so you know, Wendig isn’t one for euphemisms.)
The Breadcrumbs At The Beginning Of The Story | terribleminds: chuck wendig
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/11/05/the-breadcrumbs-at-the-beginning-of-the-story/
Isabel Costello made the decision to find an agent. She talks about the experience in her blog today.
My First Year as an Agented Writer | Isabel Costello
http://isabelcostelloliterarysofa.com/2014/11/05/my-first-year-as-an-agented-writer/
Fans of the great detective will be pleased to learn the U.S. Supreme Court, by declining to hear a case, has made Sherlock Holmes fair game for new interpretation. I love the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, but I also love some of the newer tales. Laurie King’s stories of Mary Russell are among my favorite.
Sherlock Holmes To Remain in Public Domain After Supremes Decline Case | Variety
http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/sherlock-holmes-case-decision-public-domain-1201346225/
There is, apparently, a reason some of us have to tell stories. Here’s one explantion.
The Psychological Comforts of Storytelling – Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/the-psychological-comforts-of-storytelling/381964/
