Whether your main characters are adults, children or their pets, there’s not much story without relationships. Which of these skills do they have? Or lack?

The 3 Relationship Skills You Need to Practice | Psychology Today

http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201401/the-3-relationship-skills-you-need-practice

Every now and then, it’s good to review what we know about craft. I found “How to Read Literature Like a Professor” by Thomas C. Foster on a summer reading list for high school students. When I went looking for it, I came across his “How to Read Novels Like a Professor,” which I bought. I haven’t finished it yet, but I like what I’ve read so far.

Here’s a synopsis of his “laws” for reading.

http://bookrhapsody.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/the-23-laws-of-reading-a-novel-how-to-read-novels-like-a-professor-by-thomas-c-foster/