Time for another question for Daphne! This one comes from Erin, who writes: I’m getting to the point in my work-in-progress where I’ve started thinking about writing the synopsis, and I’m not sure where to begin. I know the basics for synopses, but the difference is that this story is […]
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What other shoes could I post an image of today but Kate Middleton’s wedding heels? Lovely! But on to the questions! Eleni asked: I’ve got a 7 page synopsis in rough draft form for querying. Do I need a 7-page synopsis or is that pretty rare? I’d say that’s pretty […]
Since I’m out of the office this week on vacation, I’ve turned my blog over to my clients, who wanted to share their thoughts with you on a variety of subjects. I let them have free rein because otherwise, well, just trust me, it’s for the best. Today’s post is […]
Double-trouble today, with our first question coming from Kathleen, who asks: When agents (such as yourself) request a certain number of pages to be included in the query email, how do they want them formatted? If an agent asks for 3 pages, does that mean 3 pages single spaced 12 […]
This “love”ly piece of art is for Meg (and is made by Penny Pickles), who writes: Hi. I’ve been looking around the web for information on this, but I keep getting different opinions. Could you tell me how long you expect a synopsis to be? Also, I saw on your […]
The Web Monkey and I are deep in discussions on an exciting new SEKRIT project, which we’ll hopefully be able to reveal shortly! Anyway, it got me thinking… I like SEKRITS — or even secrets — when I know them, but I’m not all that keen on other people keeping […]
Ok, so these Louboutin fish shoes aren't truly scary unless you're an Ichthyophobe, but they are kinda cute. And thus for Brenda, who writes, "I'm ashamed to admit that I've put off querying KT Literary with my middle grade novel, because I saw that you want a synopsis with the partial if the query draws your interest. I don't like my synopsis, although my query is good. How important is a synopsis in determining whether or not you request the full?"
Some vintage shoes for Rich, who writes, "I am having trouble thinking of how to craft my synopsis. The problem is that the story jumps from present day of the narrator to back when he was in high school. Do you have any advice for time jumps in a synopsis?"