Monthly Archives: January 2016

  We’ve all had the “Aha!” experience when reading something about a character’s past that explains some quirk or motive. That’s backstory. Not all backstories make it into the narrative. Sometimes they are written down by the author but never used in the main story. But as a writer, I … Read more… →

Recently, the topic of reviews came up.  I see it and hear it in online forums, blogs, webinars, advice books, and practically everywhere else. In a nutshell: “At every opportunity, authors should ask, beg, borrow, or steal in order to get plenty of reviews for their books.” Um, no. I … Read more… →