Reference Shelf 7.13.06

Are you having a hard time getting out of bed to get to work? Matthew Stibbe trained himself how to get out of bed earlier, including rewarding himself (although how many of us would just adopt the reward and still sleep in?)
How to Write a Synopsis, at Writing-World.
Also at W-W, various character-naming resources, although if it’s really taking you that long to find the perfect name for your character that you have to go through hundreds of resources, you might have bigger issues at hand.
Meeting with an editor? Don’t sound like an idiot. How to speak gooder, from Lifehacker.
Best websites for writers in 2006, according to WritersDigest.

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