I have talked to a number of people want to enter the Frasier contest, but are daunted by the “500 word synopsis.” So…I thought I’d try and help. First, you’re …
Pitch + Premise = Spine
Maybe you first heard of the “story spine” from Stanley Williams’ book, The Moral Premise. But I actually thought of the concept all by my lonesome the winter of 2011 …
Time on the couch with Your therapist
Over the past few weeks, some interesting questions have come my way from readers, up and coming writers, and published authors. I thought I’d take today’s blog to answer their …
Quick Skills: Ways to get your Story Summary onto the page
I know that people panic about writing a synopsis. The fact is, there are many different synopsis styles and deliveries. There is no one right way – but there are …
Before You Submit a Proposal
You can’t help it. It’s time. Really time. You’ve been writing and rewriting this book for eons. Or at least it feels like eons. You want to submit it, get …