The Daily Port of Call: February 7, 2014

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In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll discover how sleep can boost your productivity, 12 post-Potter revelations from J. K. Rowling, and the Periodic Table of Storytelling.

From the New York Times, “A good night’s sleep has immediate effects on our productivity, and, best of all, it can even help us keep our other resolutions.”

You can boost your digital book sales with back matter. Here’s how.

Since publishing the final chapter in Harry Potter’s story, J.K. Rowling has revealed new details about her beloved characters.

Some well known authors have mastered Twitter. Here are some of their best Tweets.

Check out Jane Friedman’s Periodic Table of Storytelling.

“The skills we gather from books shouldn’t be allowed to stay on the shelf with the book.” In this post, author Jeannie Ruesch explains how she applied two specific pieces of advice.

The Daily Port of Call: February 6, 2014

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In today’s Daily Port of Call, you’ll find 10 categories of loopholes along with the strategies to defeat them, the secret of crafting engaging messages, and 3 goals that you should know for every character.

According to Gretchen Rubin, there are 10 categories of loopholes (justifications  to excuse us from keeping a good habit). Here is the list with links to strategies to reject them.

Good advice for aspiring writers: Don’t wait to measure up. Start writing now.

Discover the secret of crafting engaging messages by using words of influence.

Here are 35 ways to engage with your book audience in the first 90 days after you publish.

“We seem to have evolved into a society of mourned and misplaced creativity.” Pianist James Rhodes recommends that we find what we love and make the time to do it.

If you want to understand your characters better, know these 3 goals for each of them.