I thought I loved my Kindle, and I do — there are three in my house right now — but now I love the Kindle app on my phone even more. I can read little snippets of books while I’m waiting just about anywhere.
One of this week’s wonderful reads is a book about Erle Stanley Gardner’s storytelling techniques:
Apparently Erle often wrote 100,000 words a month and in pre-computer days managed to keep five full-time typists busy. Amazing.
But in addition to his output, the man was a genius at distilling the themes that readers like.
So, although I don’t intend to start writing murder mysteries, his methods will improve my sweet quirky romances.