Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Every tradesman treasures his tools. We writers are no different. Several years ago, one of my children asked me, “If we had a fire, what would you grab?” I answered without hesitation. My computer. My kids have …
synopsis
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 …
Proposals– The Book in a Nutshell
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
The first portion of the proposal we’ll examine is what I call Book-at-a-Glance. Many people teach proposal writing and you will come across at least as many different suggested
A Guide to Proposals: Lesson 1
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I hope you didn’t get too excited by the blog title. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about marriage proposals this week. (But wouldn’t that be fun?!) I’m not qualified …