If only success could be this “easy” for everyone. The lesson? Don’t quit.
The Kill Zone: A Success Story
http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-success-story.html?m=1
Adapt your schedule
If you have a deadline for a project, and time for a book leave, here’s one way to knock out a book in a relatively short time. If you can’t take six weeks off, there are still several tips worth considering for your writing schedule.
Book-Writing Productivity Hacks
http://uk.businessinsider.com/book-writing-productivity-hacks-2015-1
Block busters
Here are a few more real-world mysteries that could make great writing prompts. Try one if you feel stuck.
10 Baffling World War I Mysteries We May Never Solve – Listverse
http://listverse.com/2015/01/10/10-baffling-world-war-i-mysteries-we-may-never-solve/
Love your characters
Here’s a set of questions meant to help people fall in love. But answering them could help you create believable characters. And maybe help them fall in love with each other.
No. 37: Big Wedding or Small? – NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html?referrer=
Slam dunk
Well, calling a book I haven’t seen a slam dunk may be premature. But I couldn’t resist. I mentioned before that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes children’s books. Now he’s added to the tales of the Holmes family, writing about Sherlock’s brother Mycroft in a book to come out this year. Apparently, he carried the idea in his head for several years, further demonstrating that writers work all the time, not just when they’re sitting at the keyboard.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Publish a Novel About Sherlock Holmes’s Brother Mycroft – NYTimes.com
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