tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post8140188774725402812..comments2023-10-22T06:37:18.437-04:00Comments on Mystery Maven Canada: TUESDAY BRINGS TROUBLELinda Wikenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12664283043077562640noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-29095037088048657592011-01-06T09:44:09.305-05:002011-01-06T09:44:09.305-05:00Nice to know that there is a book to provide guida...Nice to know that there is a book to provide guidance. Where was it when I needed it?Joan Boswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329042640597165192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353027890354684445.post-37720632017538228142011-01-04T20:53:31.061-05:002011-01-04T20:53:31.061-05:00When The Acorn Press offered to publish my first n...When The Acorn Press offered to publish my first novel, one of the first things I thought was "Thank God, no more synopses." Of course, you know it wasn't true. Because, almost immediately, the publisher asked for synopses of the next two books in the series. Fortunately I had them on hand. Or, at least, I had the 500 and 1000 word version of one, and the 250-word synopsis of the other Everyone wants a different length.<br />So there I was -- book about to be published, and back in the synopsis game.<br />In a way, while I dread it, I do enjoy it. It takes days to write a good synopsis -- constantly adding more content, while trimming excess fat. There are few things that give as much satisfaction as adding several more plot points than in your previous version, and coming in at the exact word count. I'm obsessive compulsive about this. If a publisher, editor or agent asks for 500 words, that's what he or she gets. 500. Not 499. Not 501.Hilary MacLeodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629125776311841963noreply@blogger.com