Warning: If you aren’t a fan of scatalogical euphemisms, you may not like this. But if you can stand a liitle poop in your life, answer these questions for your characters.
7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Life Purpose
Big in business
Publishers Weekly just shared nominees for Business Book of the Year. There is a big world beyond fiction.
But no matter what you write, check out the book about creativity.
Shortlist Announced for ‘FT,’ McKinsey & Co Business Book of the Year Award
Write and revise
Finish that first novel, then go back to clear out your rookie mistakes. Anne R. Allen offers a great list of things to look for.
Anne R. Allen’s Blog: 10 Things that Red-Flag a Newbie Novelist
http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/09/10-things-that-red-flag-newbie-novelist.html?m=1
Perfect pitch
Your book is done … or close to done. You want to try traditional publishing, so you’re going to a writer’s conference that features time to pitch to agents (like this one in Madison, Wisconsin). Are you ready?
Here are some things to consider. All eight don’t apply directly to pitching a book. For one thing, you won’t be using a slide show. But several are well worth thinking about.
8 Things You Should Never, Ever Include in a Pitch Deck
http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2014/09/21/8-things-never-ever-include-pitch-deck/
A … B … Character
Who are those people on your pages?
Gotham Writers offer two sets of questions you can answer to help you get to know them in detail.
Character Questionnaires – Get to Know Your Characters
http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/106
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