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Synopsis…or sucknopsis?

10 Monday Oct 2011

Posted by Rachael Dahl in Synopsis

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I have to admit that while I’m scrambling to write the ending of my book, I’ve
also attempted to start the synopsis that is required for the PPW contest and I
have to agree with Diana Peterfreund’s friend, it’s a sucknopsis. Quite
apropos, don’t you think? I’m sure that there are writers out there who sit
down and quickly type an interesting synopsis full of voice that makes the
story leap off the page. I’m happy for you (read: jealous, very jealous.) For
me it is painful, and I’d rather spend the afternoon…doing anything else—laundry,
babysitting a bunch of tantrum-throwing-two year olds, cleaning the bathroom floor with a toothbrush, paying the bills, running twenty miles, and let’s not forget the oh so enjoyable female exam.

Not sure where to start or what to include, since I have never done this before I
consulted several published author and editor blogs. I thought I’d share a few
of my favorite with you.

Diana Peterfreund

Beth Anderson

Sally Hanan

Bookends

What tips do you use?

Stressed and crazy…

21 Wednesday Sep 2011

Posted by Rachael Dahl in Queries, Synopsis, Writing

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While the writing world is in an uproar over several blogs about query letters and agents not sending response letters (read about it here), I’m pulling my hair out. Three days ago, I found out that the Pikes Peak writing contest is now open (details here). My cousin told me about this contest last year and I planned on entering it. Erroneously, I thought that the contest opened after the new year. My goal was to have a finished ms, in at least second draft form. I’m not finished with the first draft. I read the rules thinking that I would be able to finish by the November 15th cutoff, but I also have to have a synopsis. Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That’s me screaming like a two year-old throwing a tantrum while I’m typing at my computer. My kids think I’m crazy and my husband knows I am. Watch out deadline I coming after you and you should be scared. Really scared.

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