Something's happening about shrinks.

Hi
I found this article and thought it would be of interest to authors. Do we jump to an easy label for our characters? Some TV dramas do, as it fits into the time slot. 

Is it better not to label the people with disorders in your story, but let the reader come to a conclusion as to what's wrong with the person?
What do you think?

Jumping to conclusions for a diagnosis.

New developments in the world of publishing - the "bookeen"

Hi

I just came across this on The Guardian blog and had to share:

The big short – why Amazon's Kindle Singles are the future

All hail the 'bookeen', a new format that's perfect for short stories, novellas and essays

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Stephen King holds aloft a special pink Kindle given to him by Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

New formats in literature are rare, and disruptive. They usually accompany a change in technology. Amazon was the first big player to realise that digitisation would allow for a new literary format. In January 2011, it quietly launched a substore on its US website to sell something it called a Kindle Single: Compelling Ideas Expressed At Their Natural Length, as a press release headline blandly put it.

"Typically between 5,000 and 30,000 words, Kindle Singles are editorially curated and showcase writing from both new and established voices – from bestselling novelists and journalists to previously unpublished writers."

To read more: 

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2013/sep/05/amazon-kindle-singles-short