Tag: synopsis
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February 07, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
Where's the icon for hitting my head against the brick wall? I need it now. You see, I mailed a synopsis and three chapters of my story to a nice publisher. Except ..... I forgot to enclose the . . .
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November 20, 2007 08:40 AM EST --
Hi everyone. Below is a small synopsis of my novel, The Friend Behind the Mask . I’ve entered it in the Court TV Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest, and would appreciate your input . . .
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June 01, 2008 09:24 PM EDT --
A couple of weeks ago I had the book Twilight recommended to me by a 7th grader. She said Trudy "you just gotta read this book!" I figured how good could it be? There . . .
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June 07, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
It isn't the entire maunscript, just the synopsis.
Ninty percent of my snippets were taken from this novel., including 'gossip', thus I've decided to post the novel's synopsis . . .
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October 06, 2008 02:14 PM EDT --
I was on the fence about it but once I nailed down a story idea... Well, I can't not do it with the story burning in my head! lol! Let me know what you think of the synopsis and cover art, which was . . .
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August 24, 2007 02:14 PM EDT --
Ok, you’ve finished your manuscript. You’ve sent out query letters. You finally have a nibble! Someone wants to see a couple chapters and a synopsis. This is your last chance to reel them . . .
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May 23, 2007 08:06 PM EDT --
Author's note: This is the short synopsis I hope to include in the body of my query letter. I plan to write a longer, more detailed synopsis as well. Because this will go into a query . . .
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February 25, 2008 05:31 PM EST --
Hey y'all,
Okay, one answer to that question is: about 300 pages. Yes, I love corny jokes! My all-time favorite is, "Don't call me late to dinner." But seriously, after seeing . . .
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May 23, 2008 12:11 PM EDT --
Some of you know that I initially got involved in Gather when they sponsored the Romance - First Chapters Competition. My entry was called Night and Day . A year later, I am still trying to get my book . . .
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June 06, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
My book is more than halfway done and I know where it's heading. As such, I'm starting to think about the query process. You can see my "first crack at a synopsis" at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977021571 . . .
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December 09, 2007 11:39 PM EST --
(Sorry I haven't had time to post in a while, having been deluged by too much e-mail!).
I'm amazed that I'm not writing this by gaslight, jacklight, or . . .
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May 17, 2008 08:45 AM EDT --
Don't look at my pot belly, look at the cover to my book DESTINY OF THE DIVAS.
Finally I have a scheduled release date of July 7th, 2008 - that means that the book should be on bookshelves . . .
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May 22, 2007 08:21 PM EDT --
Lisa F. asked for my advice, so I figured I’d post it. This is my personal experience and there are many ways to do a synopsis, but I’ve been pretty successful at requests with this format . . .
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May 22, 2007 02:41 PM EDT --
You've enjoyed their first three chapters; now learn more about the books that are moving onto the final round of the First Chapters Writing Competition!
Book Synopsis Snippet . . .
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May 12, 2009 05:31 PM EDT --
Henry is on the hunt again for a new bride, and this time his quarry may prove itself too elusive for our mourning monarch! Henry fancies a French bride, but the most desirable choice is already being . . .
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May 19, 2009 10:38 AM EDT --
The Remote Control Job
Synopsis
Some eighteen months before the “Tet offensive”, Nick Spree a U.S. marine fell into the hands of the Viet Cong during a night patrol . . .
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August 02, 2008 06:07 PM EDT --
One Friday evening, at a rented beach house in Galveston, Texas, three women agree that friendship endures all. Leah Harmon clings persistently to her nightmares as her two friends consider daydreams . . .
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July 26, 2008 06:29 AM EDT --
What's the hardest thing you've ever had to write?
All right, come on, now. You know it's not that novel. Or the apology letter to the nerdy kid you bullied in high school. Or maybe the . . .
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November 25, 2008 10:40 PM EST --
First an excerpt from Raymond Brownings, "Evolution" (the last two stanzas):
'Now if some son of ape will come forward
And kindly remove the mysterious veil, . . .
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October 07, 2008 08:11 PM EDT --
I recently had the fortune to read a novel that will be published on Nov. 18, 2008 by Aberdeen Bay ( http://www.aberdeenbay.com/ ). The title is When Summer was in the Meadow by Betsy Hamlet . . .
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