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THURSDAY LINKS ~ Reads on Writing, Self-Publishing & Better Living: The Running Revolution

in Reads on Writing & Self-Publishing on 03/09/15

The Running Revolution

Quote of the day

On a long, hard run, the physiological, psychological, and mental fatigue associated with a maximum effort sends a danger signal to the body. What started out as a chosen and desired effort is interpreted as life threatening, something to be stopped. Your first response will not be a conscious sense of fear but rather physiological sensations. At this point, in fact, your conscious mind is still giving you full-steam-ahead signals, but the subconscious mind, intent on life preservation, begins sending the body an opposite set of instructions—muscle stiffness and pain, pounding heart, a struggle to breathe, sounds suggestive of dying. The message from the subconscious mind to the body is clear—shut it down.

~NICHOLAS ROMANOV, author of The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free–for Life

WRITING

  • Writing a fantasy novel: 34 must-visit websites, Now Novel | Tweet

Writing a fantasy novel involves many considerations: Worldbuilding, avoiding clichés of the genre, using popular elements such as magic originally and more. These 34 must-visit fantasy writing resources will help you with every aspect from creating fantasy maps to naming your fantasy characters.

The Plot Fantastic: How to Plot and Outline a Fantasy Novel (The Plot Chronicles Book 3)

 

  • How to Make Readers Happy by Giving Them Exactly What They DON’T Want, HWBA | Tweet

This week’s video shows you how to make readers happy by taking advantage of their conflicting desires for the fate of your characters.

Writing With Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel

 

  • 4 Methods for Creating Character Names by Ryan Lanz, Romance University | Tweet

A common question I hear tossed about is how to create character names. Some writers find this simple, and yet others struggle with naming every single one, particularly concerning the main cast. In this post, we’ll talk about tricks and tips for creating character names, and perhaps we’ll bring some ease to the process. What’s in a name?

About Your Character’s Name: Writing Advice from Authors to Authors (Volume 3)

 

  • Telling the Whole Story: Fiction and the Problem of Underwriting, Live Write Thrive | Tweet

Modern writers have been heavily influenced by the movies. On the one hand this is good—the best of visual media will teach us pacing, plotting, great dialog, and hopefully the mechanics of a good setting.

Novel Writing Mastery: Proven And Simple Techniques To Outline, Structure And Write A Successful Novel


SCREENWRITING

  • SUBMISSIONS INSANITY: The 10 Submissions Commandments, Script Mag | Tweet

Luckily, though the submissions process may seem daunting, it’s actually quite easy … Providing you remember these 10 Submissions Commandments.

Write It to Win It!: 39 Secrets from a Screenwriting Contest Judge

 

  • Daily Dialogue: V for Vendetta, Go Into The Story | Tweet

 

Trivia: The domino scene, where V tips over black and red dominoes to form a giant letter V, involved 22,000 dominoes. It took 4 professional domino assemblers 200 hours to set it up.

V for Vendetta


SELF-PUBLISHING

  • Eleven Ways to Get Better Book Reviews for Your Novel, The Book Designer | Tweet

As most successful novelists can tell you, book reviews are an important part of marketing and selling your books. The prospect of seeking out book reviews can, however, be a bit overwhelming. Today Florence Osmund is sharing her thoughts and experience on the subject and I think you may find what she has to say very helpful.

Get Reviews so You Can Sell More Book: 20 Good, Bad and Questionable Tips for Amazon’s Review System (How to Sell More Books)

 

  • Flat Book Covers: New Trend?, My Bookish Life | Tweet

Moving on… The newest trend seems to lower the bar another notch, by introducing us to … the flat woman. What are these flat book covers? Lots of space, bright colors, and cartoonish silhouettes that may or may not be people.


MOTIVATION

  • No one knows, Seth’s Blog | Tweet

No one knows the right answer, no one knows precisely what will happen, no one can produce the desired future, on demand.

Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way


CONSCIOUSNESS

  • Is Consciousness a Stream? An Update, Psychology Today | Tweet

A new experiment shows perception is discrete, not continuous.
Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy


NUTRITION

  • This is what happens when everyone is terrified of carbs, The Washington Post | Tweet

Simply, people are eating less of it. The data show that the cheap and easy meal hasn’t disappeared from diets, but diners aren’t consuming it with the gusto they once did.
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: Lose Weight and Enjoy Optimum Health and Vitality by Eating the Right Carbs, Second Edition-Revised and Updated


RUNNING

  • Why does running make us happy?, Science News | Tweet

The joy of running. That sense of well-being, freedom and extra energy that runners often experience is not just a matter of endorphins. A new study shows that the “runner’s high” phenomenon is also caused by dopamine, an important neurotransmitter for motivation.

The Running Revolution: How to Run Faster, Farther, and Injury-Free–for Life


BUSINESS

  • Water, Water Everywhere—in Bottles, WSJ | Tweet

With flood of new brands, water is on track to outsell soda by 2017.

Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You’re Not Sick, You’re Thirsty!

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