It’s Christmas decorating day here at the Warrens – I love it when our house goes from dreary to dazzle! We already have the red wall, and I jazz up …
Synopsis Day 3 — Making it Colorful — Part 1
A synopsis, as you know, is not only a summary of your story. It is a slice of your writing style. It gives the editor the first taste of who you …
The Big Bang! Synopsis Day 2
Or how to deliver a knock-out in the first paragraph: Today, I want to talk to you about the BIG BANG – or the one-two first paragraph punch of your synopsis. …
Putting it all together! Synopsis Day 1
Can you believe it’s already December? And that we’ve gone through all the elements of a novel this year – me either! But here you are – you’ve written, The …
Jump Jerry Shaw! The makings of a perfect ending
I admit it, I’m a Shia LaBeouf fan. I fell for him in Disturbia, then Transformers, then Indy and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and so I couldn’t wait …