Summary: From Everything She Thought She Wanted: Join Elizabeth Buchan as she and host Paula B. explore the craft of novel writing, including: * Where she gets her ideas * How she grabs the reader's attention from the very first word * How she uses imagery to illuminate her characters and their conflicts * How she taps into her subconscious to solve writing problems * How she deals with endings * How she makes sure she "shows" rather than "tells" * How she makes her minor characters memorable * When to eliminate minor characters * How she comes up with names for her characters, and why she works so hard to find the right name * How she feels about the use of adjectives * How she keeps herself from being overwhelmed by her research * Why she always writes three drafts of her books * How her preparation and writing process has evolved * What part of writing she finds the most difficult.
