IOwritingN: I have to come up with a blurb that Adrienne can use in the pitch for the new YA proposal I just finished a couple weeks ago.
I love writing, synopses are hard, but not bad, all things considered, but the blurb is my Waterloo.
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
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The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Barb - Jan 23, 2011 1:47:00 pm PST #3904 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Laga - Jan 23, 2011 1:47:43 pm PST #3905 of 6690
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
yay blurb!
Typo Boy - Jan 23, 2011 6:44:04 pm PST #3906 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Cooling a Fevered Planet manuscript out to Betas. Barb, send me synopsis and I'll see what i can do on blurb.
Barb - Jan 23, 2011 6:50:08 pm PST #3907 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Insent Gar. Thanks.
Typo Boy - Jan 23, 2011 7:11:34 pm PST #3908 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Barb, forgot to ask min and max word limits. Sent a first sentence. Need that range to go on.
Barb - Jan 23, 2011 7:14:46 pm PST #3909 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
It just has to be something short and punchy-- 3-4 sentences. An elevator pitch on steroids, if you will. I'm playing with something right now as well.
Barb - Jan 23, 2011 7:22:36 pm PST #3910 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Gar, backflung and damn, dude-- that was a rockin' first sentence.
erikaj - Jan 24, 2011 4:43:37 am PST #3911 of 6690
Always Anti-fascist!
I'll get back to you later, Gar. I swear. I'm not a morning person...you'll thank me for waiting.
Gudanov - Jan 24, 2011 6:14:58 am PST #3912 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Blurbs don't sound easy. Good luck!
I think maybe I'm close on another synopsis candidate. The author of some books my daughter likes looked over my last revision and gave me a lot of comments that I've been going through.
Typo Boy - Jan 24, 2011 7:01:13 am PST #3913 of 6690
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Erika. Don't worry: A) Not a morning person B) ~88,500 words, not expecting anything resembling next day response.
On edit: 88,500 not 84,500. Wish it were 84,500.