Writerly Ways

I don't have much to say (still very sleep deprived but I did manage to sleep more last night than the 3 previous nights combined).

Instead, before I put up the links, I have a question. I asked it on my FB and no one responded which might be for the best (or FB isn't showing me responses again). ANyhow, has anyone else noticed (I'm sure some have) that in MANY romantic subplots or full on romances, be they het or gay, the love interest for the woman (or guy) is some alpha male douchebag (Hell even the Simpsons has done a riff on this after Milhouse sees A Street Car Named Desire and starts treating Lisa like shit and she finally responds romantically to him and he's left wondering WHY).

Romance after romance I see the love interest treat her/him badly, be bullying and otherwise obnoxious but oooooo he's so smoldering hot, such a bad boy and in many cases they'll push aside the nice guy who's been sniffing around and go right for Mr. Emotional Abuse. How did this get to be such a standard? Why does it REMAIN so? I have no idea.

And now those links.

I haven't had time to read this thru but just from the opening paragraphs, I really have to thank Betty for this one because I REALLY need it. We've all heard me whining about this one. how to save a dying book.

and this one too staying alive with lackluster sales.

and yeah this too Emotional rollercoaster of revisions.

This one goes back to what I said last week about blurbs. book blurb stats. & book blurb writing.

strong narrative personality

5 bad tropes

common writing mistakes

I've written nothing at all nor edited crap this past week. This month is one giant wash.