Should I?

Well still, thats great praise though, at least it wasn't an outright no or anything like that!

Congratulations on the praise. It's clear that means you're on the right track, only you need to find the right agent.

yep so i'm waiting on four more ...no five more replies and i'm fixing up my synopsis {i hate you synopsis} right now for a new query ^^

~Akurei Enzeru

Lol good luck with it.

I really do hate synopsises v.v i am a detail fanatic, i like live with detail and synopsises come in with a shotgun ready to shoot my brain out v.v

~Akurei Enzeru

Hehe. Here's a tip: Write everything in detail. Word has a feature which condenses stuff for you. Use it. THEN edit it adding stuff it shouldn't have left out. Voila - your ready-made synopsis.

haha if i write in detail it'll be as long as my novel ^^

~Akurei Enzeru

Easy - use the Word Summary feature on the novel. I think you can even choose the percentage of reduction. That is, if you want the summary to be 50%/more/less of the original.

I finished it wooo! its sooo long though but oh well its in the limit

Well done!

Now you need to make sure that's as good as it can be, too!

When you say you are writing a summary, is this a synopsis? I can't remember if they are the same thing.

I think the summary is shorter, just describes the plot and characters, while synopsis is longer.

I see, in which case, it probably needs a lot more polishing and playing with than a synopsis!

Yeah, I'd rather write a synopsis than a summary. There's also the abstract (one page max) and the blurb (1-2 paragraphs).

ick one page ick ick hahah ^^

~Angela Tharp

ReNu wrote:

Easy - use the Word Summary feature on the novel. I think you can even choose the percentage of reduction. That is, if you want the summary to be 50%/more/less of the original.

D: That's weird. I tried using it and it just highlighted the exact first half of my summary. ><;

I just like writing my own, ya know, using my own skills. Its good practice too ^^

~Akure Enzeru

*Moonlight_Mania* wrote:

ReNu wrote:

Easy - use the Word Summary feature on the novel. I think you can even choose the percentage of reduction. That is, if you want the summary to be 50%/more/less of the original.

D: That's weird. I tried using it and it just highlighted the exact first half of my summary. ><;

There are four choices of what to retain and what to leave. I've forgotten which one I pick all the time, but mostly, I get only the important stuff highlighted. Careful though - if there are examples/names/figures, it ALWAYS picks them.

In my experience, what my editor wants from a synopsis is more than just a summary of the plot - though that is a big part of it, admittedly. It also has to give an idea of character and character development, and of the underlying themes of the novel.

Rosy x