I apologize for failing to include this in my first BEA post.
Get involved.
Consider your characters — and your readers — every time you write.
Tag: writing
Habitual behavior
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/
Book Expo ’14
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.
Are you feeling it?
This post is about emotions at work, but I see character traits and motives.
Emotions Are Data, Too – Gianpiero Petriglieri – Harvard Business Review
Introducing characters
How do you introduce characters to one another? Some of these tips might help you work out a scene between strangers. It certainly worked in Strangers on a Train.
10 Reasons You Should Talk to Strangers
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-reasons-you-should-talk-strangers.html
sharon p. lynn 