Jean-Dominique Bauby: I decided to stop pitying myself. Other than my eye, two things aren’t paralyzed, my imagination and my memory.
-The Diving Bell and The Butterfly, 2007.
WRITING
Malpractice: Getting Medical Facts Right in Fiction | Kristen Lamb
All You Need to Know about Story Structure (in 5 Minutes) | WTD
Making Characters Stuck in the Background Pop Out | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Six Simple Reasons Our Story Sucks & How to Fix It | Kristen Lamb
Plot Twist Ideas: 7 Examples and Tips for Twists | Now Novel
Most Common Writing Mistakes: Clunky Dialogue | Helping Writers Become Authors
How to Write Your Characters’ Actions with Clarity | Helping Writers Become Authors
Evaluating a Series | Elizabeth Spann Craig
The Elements of a Revise and Resubmit Request from an Agent | WritersDigest.com
Character Voice: How to Actually Listen to Your Protagonist | The Write Practice
SCREENWRITING
The secret to better movie ideas… | Script Shadow
Unreliable Narrators: When They Work And When They Don’t | ScreenCraft
4 Protagonists We Don’t See Enough | LA Screenwriter
STORY BROADS: How to Explore Female Character Bias to Transform Your Story | Script Magazine
Reader Question: Do you have advice on handling money after first script sale? | Go Into The Story
Screenwriter Michael Lucker On How He Broke Into The Business | LA Screenwriter
“5 Hollywood Meetings You Should Master and How to Do It” | Go Into The Story
Consultant Corner: Dan Calvisi on Mapping Out a Drama Pilot | LA Screenwriter
SELF-PUBLISHING
6 Tips for Successful Self-Publishing Outside Your Home Country | The Creative Penn
Mining Gold: Taking Control of Your Metadata | The Book Designer
How To Promote Yourself As An Author And Writer | Just Publishing Advice
Self Publishing Is Not Just Amazon KDP And Kindle | Just Publishing Advice
What Belongs on an Author Website Homepage? 4 Key Elements | Jane Friedman
Book Trailers: What They Are, What They Were, And What’s Next | The Creative Penn
Book Design: Chapter Openers and Part Openers | The Book Designer
Mobile, Multimedia, And An Audience Of Voracious Readers. Talking Wattpad with Ashleigh Gardner | The Creative Penn
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