can't help telling stories
With Halloween about a week away, and NaNo beginning the next day, there are bound to be a few folks considering a detective or a horror novel. Here is a chance to study one of the founders of the field.
Download The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe: Macabre Stories as Free eBooks & Audio Books Open Culture
http://www.openculture.com/2014/10/download-the-complete-works-of-edgar-allan-poe-macabre-stories-as-free-ebooks-audio-books.html
Once you’ve finished your NaNo draft, then polished it up properly, if you decide to self-publish, you’ll want to come back to check out these suggestions.
Book Marketing Tips: 10 Steps for a Successful Ebook Price Promotion – BookBub Unbound
http://unbound.bookbub.com/post/100666623440/book-marketing-tips-10-steps-for-a-successful-ebook
Looking for a strong protagonist? Someone to lead the rest of your fictional population at the office? In school? Or the factory? How many of these skills does he or she have?
10 Awesome Tips for Being a Better Leader
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/238747
People need to live somewhere and do something. Here’s a list of jobs — some pretty quirky — to consider for your characters.
Which Job Is Most Unique to Your State? | ..Mental Floss
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59505/which-job-most-unique-your-state?bypass=1
Sometimes what the critics say doesn’t matter, but it’s still interesting to compare views — yours and theirs.
What the critics said about the National Book Award finalists | Entertain This!
