Florence OsmundUpdated: Aug 9, 2020
Click this link for an article I wrote for The Book Designer where I talk about writing elevator speeches, synopses, and blurbs. https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/04/the-art-of-condensing-an-entire-book-into-a-brief-sales-pitch/?
Moving the story forward is arguably the most important and most difficult aspect of good novel-writing. If someone says, “I couldn’t put the book down” or "It was a real page turner," the author succ
Let’s start with some definitions. NARRATIVE—the story in itself. The entire novel is a narrative. EXPOSITION—background information that explains a current situation. Typically used to fill gaps be
Without conflict, crisis, drama, and tension, a story would be nothing but a string of boring facts—if every scene was peaceful, comfortable, and pleasurable, no one would read it. This may sound over
