tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post938587836475301031..comments2024-01-18T05:37:22.292-05:00Comments on lisa and laura write: Ask LiLa (Um, actually ask Joanna...): The Dreaded Synopsislisa and laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-12134948021915005252010-01-20T23:40:42.959-05:002010-01-20T23:40:42.959-05:00many thanks, my wonderful ladies! please tell Joa...many thanks, my wonderful ladies! please tell Joanna thanks for me for sharing her wonderful wisdom. it's nice to have something concrete to go by.<br /><br />i work at a hotel in covington, ky (right across the river from cinci), so i might be able to get you guys a cheaper rate... :-D and i'll have Twizzlers waiting for ya!lexcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094072290983267178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-87267286320524991702010-01-19T16:49:04.299-05:002010-01-19T16:49:04.299-05:00Lovely advice from a lovely agent. I especially lo...Lovely advice from a lovely agent. I especially love, "We don't consider them a representation of your ability to create an exciting story or beautiful prose. That's what your manuscript is for."<br /><br />That makes me feel so much better.Jackeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351019926958000627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-25999610604361699592010-01-19T14:31:51.281-05:002010-01-19T14:31:51.281-05:00I cannot believe I missed my favorite agent's ...I cannot believe I missed my favorite agent's guest post yesterday!!!<br /><br />GREAT POST!<br /><br />sfHardygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268385174949496800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-28735326482076015512010-01-19T11:10:58.146-05:002010-01-19T11:10:58.146-05:00Great resources for the querying writer! Thanks gu...Great resources for the querying writer! Thanks guys, artists unite!<br /><br />MurderAndProse.blogspot.com<br /><br />*imo**imo*https://www.blogger.com/profile/08152111981327582254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-41367764140840476632010-01-19T01:45:48.998-05:002010-01-19T01:45:48.998-05:00Agent crush on Joanna is understood. How did she ...Agent crush on Joanna is understood. How did she just manage to make writing a synopsis sound like something do-able?! Great advice. Thanks to both of you. Plus, I gotta throw in that I met Joanna at a Backspace seminar: very helpful, nice, and, obviously, knowledgeable.Lori W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15513938828806159874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-79112039805010125212010-01-18T23:38:36.449-05:002010-01-18T23:38:36.449-05:00Great post, as always, Oh and great question! Supe...Great post, as always, Oh and great question! Super helpful advice - thanks LiLa and of course, Joanna!! Following her now on twitter.<br /><br />When I'm ready to write a synopsis I will definitely be referring back to this post! Thank you :o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-47289362198998757162010-01-18T23:10:35.364-05:002010-01-18T23:10:35.364-05:00I think I have a girl crush too :)
Great advise. ...I think I have a girl crush too :)<br /><br />Great advise. Except I thought I heard somewhere that agents do look at the writing style in the synopsis... not true?Tabitha Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196816108272065974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-47794717491311564532010-01-18T20:15:47.333-05:002010-01-18T20:15:47.333-05:00I am so lucky. I have never had to write one!
On...I am so lucky. I have never had to write one!<br /><br />One page single-spaced would be longer than most of my manuscripts! Ha! Not kidding.Corey Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883689227283545602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-17796669424826815842010-01-18T20:00:59.042-05:002010-01-18T20:00:59.042-05:00Great advice! Thanks :)Great advice! Thanks :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-38189658895725295542010-01-18T19:01:11.582-05:002010-01-18T19:01:11.582-05:00The plural of synopsis=crapola.
How could you gal...The plural of synopsis=crapola.<br /><br />How could you gals not know this???<br /><br /><br />Wait, I was wrong, the plural of synopsis = pain in the butt.<br /><br />There, that's better.storyqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039684494823420722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-29841742189262937402010-01-18T18:46:57.377-05:002010-01-18T18:46:57.377-05:00Awesome post! I'm not a fan of synopses either...Awesome post! I'm not a fan of synopses either, but this is great advice! :)<br /><br />Thanks, Joanna, and LiLa!Sarah Wyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333979923928695847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-10101574401481869772010-01-18T17:49:36.026-05:002010-01-18T17:49:36.026-05:00Great advice. I'm actually writing a synopsis ...Great advice. I'm actually writing a synopsis for a novel I'm under contract for so I can submit to my editor and this is a good reminder that it doesn't have to be the same prose your story is in. Synopsis = just the facts!Daisy Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360940169057849544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-79027608803540322262010-01-18T17:46:51.354-05:002010-01-18T17:46:51.354-05:00"She stepped on the cliff and...you'll ha..."She stepped on the cliff and...you'll have to read the story to find out the rest!" Hahahahhahahaha omg Joanna is made of awesome.<br /><br />Great post!Amy Lukavicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858382025623696679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-66742524423993025462010-01-18T16:47:08.328-05:002010-01-18T16:47:08.328-05:00I love this column, er, blog post. Joanna always g...I love this column, er, blog post. Joanna always gives straight advice, and this is priceless. Thanks ladies!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-23006201573442486042010-01-18T16:41:00.097-05:002010-01-18T16:41:00.097-05:00Oh, perfect timing, my dears. So glad you addresse...Oh, perfect timing, my dears. So glad you addressed this topic. <br /><br />I will be sure to come up with a question for you so you don't have to make them up. That would be tragic for the awesome that you are.<br /><br />On a side note...twizzlers, omg, heaven. I vote for the red ones because, omg, if you fall asleep with a black one in your mouth--big mistake. That stain will never come out of your clothes. And, oh, black twizzlers are just downright nasty.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-84748011234133442142010-01-18T15:02:12.221-05:002010-01-18T15:02:12.221-05:00You do sound like a nerd, a real live writer nerd,...You do sound like a nerd, a real live writer nerd, the best kind!Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-9391373838561499962010-01-18T15:00:53.122-05:002010-01-18T15:00:53.122-05:00I probably sound like a nerd for saying this, but ...I probably sound like a nerd for saying this, but I love writing book reports! Choosing what's important to go into a synopsis for something I'm trying to sell is harder, though. Thanks for the great advice!Mariah Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181111151756005743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-29220499205828425392010-01-18T14:53:09.889-05:002010-01-18T14:53:09.889-05:00Oh, I like the comment to consider the synopsis as...Oh, I like the comment to consider the synopsis as a tool. That might make the chore less formidable. Thanks!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-55666062273607712252010-01-18T14:46:55.171-05:002010-01-18T14:46:55.171-05:00Fellow writer popping in to say hi! Oh synopsises...Fellow writer popping in to say hi! Oh synopsises...bleah!!! I spent the weekend working on query letters!The Blonde Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085499120024055465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-7353111342819110202010-01-18T14:24:40.286-05:002010-01-18T14:24:40.286-05:00Ooo-this post came JUST at the right time. I have ...Ooo-this post came JUST at the right time. I have to write mine before the conference in two weeks. UGH! I will be rereading this a BUNCH. Thanks so much. :)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-31360305365523586892010-01-18T14:22:20.359-05:002010-01-18T14:22:20.359-05:00I am SO happy about bullet point 3. The part about...I am SO happy about bullet point 3. The part about keeping it short and simple is also good to hear.<br /><br />Many thanks to Joanna for the pointers!Jeannie Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714068387571203896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-59122850950181064682010-01-18T12:30:30.130-05:002010-01-18T12:30:30.130-05:00Perfect timing on this post for me, as I'm sen...Perfect timing on this post for me, as I'm sending out my new finished manuscript! Thank you!Conda Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972790965426924941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-79225819987958992762010-01-18T12:21:50.866-05:002010-01-18T12:21:50.866-05:00Ugh. Writing a synopsis is the worst! I cleared ...Ugh. Writing a synopsis is the worst! I cleared that hurdle while waiting for betas to read Hatshepsut. I've never assigned a book report to my students and now I know I never will. <br /><br />Super blecch!Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-24329801148925389982010-01-18T12:04:49.899-05:002010-01-18T12:04:49.899-05:00Dear Dreaded Synopsis,
Uber Agent has just shared...Dear Dreaded Synopsis,<br /><br />Uber Agent has just shared your secrets, and now you don't seem so scary anymore. <br /><br />Boosh.JESSJORDANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915521022827231804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328014776473730528.post-14852977284578640952010-01-18T12:02:52.306-05:002010-01-18T12:02:52.306-05:00Great post!
I like the comparison of a synopsis t...Great post!<br /><br />I like the comparison of a synopsis to a book report. And yay for permission to be dull! I think the hardest thing is cramming it all into two pages. Writing the other 400 pages was a cinch compared to that. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.com