It's well know that I don't want an honest critique on my novels or picture books! But for some Continue Reading
December 11, 2008
Generous Agents
The holidays and the end of the year are bringing out the generous nature of agents! The 2nd Continue Reading
June 25, 2008
Revising the Outline
When do you start revising your novel? I start by revising the first draft of my novel's plot Continue Reading
June 3, 2008
Backstory’s Emotional Weight
When we invent characters, we need to know all about them, including where they grew up, childhood Continue Reading
October 12, 2007
Choosing scenes
Let's say you wanted to write the story of "The Three Little Pigs." Here are possible Continue Reading
September 13, 2007
Begin at the Beginning
Begin at the Beginning Where to begin your novel, that is the question? When you write the first Continue Reading
June 26, 2007
Backstory
by Darcy Pattison Last week, I made a few comments about backstory, but I wanted to spend more Continue Reading