can't help telling stories
Here’s a book coach who understands a lot of writers. She says writers need to understand why they’re writing any particular book. Knowing may get them all the way to the end.
Overcome Your Book Doubts By Asking WHY – WRITERS HELPING WRITERSWRITERS HELPING WRITERS
http://writershelpingwriters.net/2014/12/overcome-book-doubts-asking/
What makes a bestseller? What these editors say may surprise you.
The Accidental Bestseller
When I open my daily book bargains email, I look at the covers. When I wander through a book store, I look at the covers. I know I shouldn’t judge a book by it, but someyomes it can make me pick it up or pass it by.
So here is the NY Times list of the best.
The Best Book Covers of 2014 – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/08/books/review/best-book-covers-2014.html?_r=0
Have you made a donation to National Public Radio? I make this unsolicited endorsement because among the consistent features of NPR are discussions about books. This book club is just the latest.
I love the quirky reader’s guide, the chance to send questions and to listen to the conversation later.
We can only wish to be this club’s selection someday.
Join The Morning Edition Book Club: We’re Reading ‘Deep Down Dark’ : NPR
Tropes came up in conversation during a TV show we were watching last night. I’ve generally thought of them as something to avoid or twist. This essay describes a trope that has been common — but is changing — in fantasy. It’s a trope writers of any genre could help to change.
Move over HP Lovecraft, black fantasy writers are coming through | Books | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/09/move-over-hp-lovecraft-black-fantasy-writers-are-coming-through
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