Yes, I’m going to talk about how books are sold, the money part. I think it worth saying that as with sausage, if you like it, you might not want to watch it being made.
Reality is Not Reality TV
Just because I have the passionate commitment about writing to put a story on the page doesn’t mean I have a right to the passionate commitment of others, let alone their money and time. I have to earn it and work to keep it.
Who’s Serving Who?
In a well-crafted novel, every character and every scene has to serve the master players: plot, theme or setting. Best if they serve more than one.
Ellipse. . . How I Loved. . . Thee. . .
You would think I would have learned after book four, when I mentioned with admiration a celebrity who turned out to be a double murderer, that pop culture references are usually not essential to my kind of storytelling.
It’s About Passion – “Julie and Julia” Movie
Julie Powell’s modern experiment and Julia Child’s journey to Mastering the Art of French Cooking are both about the pursuit of joy through passion.