tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336113277139874133.post2209833382991733809..comments2023-05-02T05:51:52.416-07:00Comments on Editing Circle: "OK, Send Me A 2 Page Synopsis"Jacqueline Lichtenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613040740264804278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336113277139874133.post-86001186744984858902010-03-05T08:32:07.452-07:002010-03-05T08:32:07.452-07:00Thanks! This is great timing.
I just finished th...Thanks! This is great timing.<br /><br />I just finished the Weed & Polish of SUGAR RUSH, my Young Adult novel, and am taking a few days off (my hands are killing me!) before I start the Final Polish.<br /><br />The Final Polish stage of revision, for me, includes writing the synopsis. <br /><br />The query letter is done because I work on it, slowly, throughout the course of writing the novel, tweaking it here and there, until it's done.<br /><br />And you wanna know a funny thing?<br /><br />I've figured out that writing a synopsis is like changing diapers, scary at first, but after a while you can do it in your sleep. And do it well, because you don't want to risk a diaper exploding on you in the middle of the night.<br /><br />I'm not looking forward to the synopsis, but I'm not dreading it like I used to.<br /><br />There are two points you brought up I'm rusty on, so I'd better go make sure they're vivid.<br /><br />1) Keep in mind who I'm writing the synopsis for.<br /><br />2) Make the catalyst clear.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I've left the ending to nail in the Final Polish. It's in my head, but I've avoided completing it vivid and in detail. The Final Polish is slow-going, so I'll feel the full emotional impact by the end of it and, hopefully, deal the one-two punch. I'm surfing around to read all the posts on writing endings. Got anything to add?<br /><br />Remember that post you wrote in response to my questions? 'In the Beginning' It was tremendous help and the story shook down into near-future Romantic SF for teens, primarily girls. Figuring it all out was like stomping weasels, I swear.Kimber Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.com