Continuing our insider’s guide to “those other” pages in a book – the ones that authors don’t write – what can your learn (professionally) from the table of contents and the acknowledgements? A heck of a lot, says Peter - listen and learn.
In today’s Write Report, Donna reveals that NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman was paid $75,000 for a speech (from the people of Los Angeles)… an uncomfortable revelation for a journalist, leading to the return of the fee. And Donna’s prediction that Amazon would get into the publishing business is coming true… says hello to Amazon Encore.
In Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she finds a site that quizzes you whether your plot is character-driven or action-driven.
Links: The Write Report, Character-driven or Action-driven
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