When Slow Is Good
But now, moving slowly and strategically through the story to revise Shadow scenes, I’ve discovered that a number of these walk-on characters can either be cut altogether, or I can give their dialogue to Shadow instead.
Writing a Synopsis Is Not Fun—Why You May Want to Anyway
When I was actively searching for an agent, I deliberately avoided querying agents who required a synopsis because I dreaded writing one so much.
A synopsis is supposed to reveal the whole story, including the ending, in roughly 500 words or so.
A (More or Less) Orderly Revision Process
I’ve been a distance runner for decades, since right after high school, but I’ve never been formally coached. Instead, I’ve tried different training plans from Runner’s World magazine and from books.