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=
Grow a new audience
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/
Rx for creativity
Any time you need to give yourself permission to get something done, read (these rules), write and repeat.
10 Rules for Writing First Drafts [Poster] – Copyblogger
Character traits
When a story is character driven, characters need to be well enough developed to move things along. Presence or absence of behaviors from this list could make for some interesting people.
Get to know one of your characters better by writing about how doing one of these things might change her or him.
7 Things Confident Entrepreneurs Never Do
“If you can’t say anything nice …”
How do your characters speak to each other? It could make a difference in how long they stay together. Lots of writers — not just of romance novels — have demonstrated an instinctive understanding of this in their work.
This long-read from Atlantic talks about research into couples’ behavior, but about half-way in you’ll find four categories of talk to apply to your characters.
Masters of Love – Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/
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