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.