Neil Gaiman likes libraries. Here’s why.
Neil Gaiman: Libraries are cultural ‘seed corn’ | Books | The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/nov/17/neil-gaiman-libraries-are-cultural-seed-corn
Tag: writing
Beauty and the brain
Where do ideas come from? This book, published after the author died of brain cancer, tries to figure that out scientifically. While not, strictly speaking, about writing, this review is well done with animated illustrations. It’s a thought-provoking long read.
Leonardo’s Brain: What a Posthumous Brain Scan Six Centuries Later Reveals about the Source of Da Vinci’s Creativity | Brain Pickings
http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/11/17/leonardos-brain-leonard-shlain/
Research tip
I’ve used Google alerts at work for a long time, but never thought about using them for my other writing. And I just heard about Google Scholar. I’m setting up a couple alerts today.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A Must Know Google Scholar Tip for Researchers and Educators
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/11/a-must-know-google-scholar-tip-for.html?m=1
From the other side
Much as I would love to be at Weekend with Your Novel in Madison today, I have somewhere else to be this morning. I mention it not just because I feel a little whiny, but also because this post is the sort of thing I would expect to hear there — or at the spring Writers Institute.
Jennifer Represents…: An EPIC POST about the Submission Process, from an Agent’s POV.
http://literaticat.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-epic-post-about-submission-process.html?m=1
A deal’s a deal
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=
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