tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post1227018245314822451..comments2024-03-26T18:28:06.391-04:00Comments on Evil Editor: SynopsesEvil Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-17757150547859840352007-09-20T14:26:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:26:00.000-04:00Thank you, your Evil Majesty! Do you hear that eno...Thank you, your Evil Majesty! Do you hear that enough? The thank you, I mean. This is a truly incredible experience you are offering writers.<BR/><BR/>Thank you - thank you - thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-8306200839244749312007-09-20T14:02:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:02:00.000-04:00No, the interest in synopses wasn't great. Onward ...No, the interest in synopses wasn't great. Onward toward 1000.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-9138693409700695032007-09-20T13:58:00.000-04:002007-09-20T13:58:00.000-04:00Evil Editor - It might be early to ask this, but a...Evil Editor - It might be early to ask this, but are you planning to stop the query critique at #500? <BR/><BR/>If so, I need to stop writing the last 30 pages of my current novel, which are outlined, and begin a query immediately!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-28425414532034371932007-09-17T11:24:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:24:00.000-04:00While I appreciate the chance to have my synopsis ...While I appreciate the chance to have my synopsis mocked by you and the minions, I'm hoping that you keep queries as your main feature and that you only occasionally do synopsis. Query letters are a tad bit more critical in the "getting an agent/editor" process. Now to get that sysnopsis down to 400 words...58 words have to go!Deborah K. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015248910515441842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-85181333224096176112007-09-16T23:36:00.000-04:002007-09-16T23:36:00.000-04:00400 word maximum?You are evil incarnate.400 word maximum?<BR/><BR/>You are evil incarnate.Phoenix Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290349031002504007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-32846749965764379902007-09-15T23:22:00.000-04:002007-09-15T23:22:00.000-04:00oh no oh no oh please no...me and synopses, we jus...oh no oh no oh please no...me and synopses, we just don't get along, see...McKoalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457446171624585099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-1210590457042807462007-09-15T20:08:00.000-04:002007-09-15T20:08:00.000-04:00We'll be looking at 1. how well it focuses on the ...We'll be looking at <BR/><BR/>1. how well it focuses on the main plot thread,<BR/><BR/>2. how well-developed it is (Is it listy, or do the ideas build on each other, and is the information specific?) and<BR/><BR/>3. how well-organized it is (Are the sentences and paragraphs ordered logically and do they transition one to the next smoothly?)<BR/><BR/>I or someone will no doubt also mention it if the spelling and grammar conventions are weak.<BR/><BR/>At the end of each one we'll have a multiple choice quiz through which we vote on which plot hole is the biggest.Evil Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879826770199639420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-38217642483004612252007-09-15T14:52:00.000-04:002007-09-15T14:52:00.000-04:00Although I know we should already know... Is there...Although I know we should already know... Is there any chance you could give, or point to, a crisp description of what you'll be looking for in a good synopsis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26791026.post-27963967106577915232007-09-15T12:06:00.000-04:002007-09-15T12:06:00.000-04:00Why is it that the best things that happen are bot...Why is it that the best things that happen are both wonderful and terrifying at the same time?<BR/><BR/>Now I know how I'm gonna be spending my weekend.Robin S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03258459688300851984noreply@blogger.com