Gnome de Plume

If you’ve been reading my blog or had me as a contest judge, you’ve heard me rant on and on about backstory as I urge writers to cut the bac...

I think many readers think that the story that they read is the first incarnation. Well, for most of us, it isn't.  Beginnings are the m...

This topic is related to Wednesday's topic. It's an important point that I thought I would hit upon again. Backstory, whether charac...

Scrapping a book is tough, but sometimes a writer has to do it. I'm dumping only about 50 pages, but many authors dump 100-250 pages and...