can't help telling stories
OK, you passed the first step. Now you have a deadline to meet and for some reason you haven’t been able to polish up the article or chapter that’s due … tomorrow. If you really have to work all night, here are some tips for pulling it off.
What’s the Best Way to Pull an All-Nighter – WSJ.com
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB20001424052702303851804579557911388410856?mobile=y
Are you feeling uninspired? Every writer does from time to time. Sometimes we need a dose of variety to loosen the mental flow. Here’s a “two-week” prescription from Writer’s Digest that will fix you right up.
A 12-Day Plan of Simple Writing Exercises | WritersDigest.com
I apologize for failing to include this in my first BEA post.
Get involved.
Consider your characters — and your readers — every time you write.
Which of these things would your protagonist do?
And which would your antagonist do? Does it make him or her a little creepier or a little more likeable?
15 Things People Who Love Their Lives Do Differently – Purpose Fairy
http://www.purposefairy.com/70139/15-things-people-who-love-their-lives-do-differently/
The controversy between publisher and etailer was — no surprise — a topic at Book Expo America. Here are a couple of highlights from Publishers Weekly.
A Bustling BEA 2014
http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bea/article/62681-a-bustling-bea-2014.html
And here’s Rob Kall’s blog on his experience at BEA.
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