Which of your likeable character’s needs a “signature” behavior? Which of your “nasties” needs to seem so nice? Here are a few traits to think about using.
Body-Language Tricks to Make Anyone Instantly Like You | Entrepreneur.com
Tag: writing
Know more
Write what you know. We’ve all heard it.
I’ve always believed that meant every job I ever had would give more to write about. So the summers in vegetable packing plants and weeks going door-to-door collecting information for a local census were just writing research.
Any job you have is background to draw on.
That’s what Kathleen Rooney used when she wrote O, Democracy!, a novel based on time she spent working on an Illinois political campaign. Here are some others who worked unusual jobs, some of which they wrote about.
6 Famous Writers Who Worked Odd Jobs – Writer’s Circle
http://writerscircle.com/2013/09/odd-jobs-of-famous-authors.html
Read me
Elizabeth Law’s list is meant for people who write for children and young adults. I think it’s full of gems for any writer.
Ten Things That Make an Editor Stop Reading Your Manuscript — Elizabeth Law Reads
By HAL and Robbie
In newsrooms, we’ve complained about outsourcing local coverage to call centers in India. But here’s a new twist. It’s easy to imagine a program to compile game round-ups and obituaries, but I can’t imagine they wouldn’t still need human proofreaders.
Associated Press Will Use Robots To Write Articles | Popular Science
http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/associated-press-will-use-robots-write-articles?cmpid=pulse
Create a ‘creative circle’
In the last few years, I’ve gotten involved in a few writing groups. Each seems to serve a different purpose in my writing life.
If you’re going it alone, and finding it a struggle, you may want to create a group of your own. Here are three simple questions to start with.
The Benefit of Starting a Creative Circle – 99U
http://99u.com/workbook/27613/the-benefit-of-starting-a-creative-circle
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