Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
One of the biggest challenges for novelists—new and seasoned alike—is avoiding too much backstory in the opening of the book. A lot of people ask me questions about backstory, and often argue with me about it. So …
Fiction Writing
But I Hate Writing the Synopsis
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week I came across a YouTube video of an engaging three-year-old giving a synopsis of Star Wars, Episode IV.
I realized there’s a lot we can learn from this future screenwriter. Publishers have different guidelines …