tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post4301139037735535204..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: Don't Go All St. Elsewhere On UsThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-15302871207717021482009-08-01T07:39:15.187-04:002009-08-01T07:39:15.187-04:00I think the synopsis changes with every agent that...I think the synopsis changes with every agent that you submit to.<br />Some have told me not to disclose the ending if it's a mystery thriller and others have. Some agents have wanted the nitty-gritty relationship twists and others want a brief one page outline.<br />I have heard of the one page per 10,000 words synopsis but that never really suited me and I thought I would have been babbling if I was to write it like that.<br />I conclude very professionally that I think the synopsis preference changes from agent to agent and if the synopsis writing is not really your style then move onto the next agency on your literary hit-list.<br />If giving away the ending is a big NO-NO then the agents haven't made a point of telling me so.<br />:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-42904204708414247822009-06-24T11:43:54.594-04:002009-06-24T11:43:54.594-04:00Thanks for the tip. I've wondered a couple of ...Thanks for the tip. I've wondered a couple of times about 'giving away' the ending in those situations. As a writer you get so used to trying to manipulate what the reader knows and when that it feels unnatural to just be straightforward.Mikehttp://www.onepageworkshop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9786305637664626902009-06-23T22:32:09.008-04:002009-06-23T22:32:09.008-04:00I guess that means I can throw away my manuscript ...I guess that means I can throw away my manuscript with the unicorn escape scene at the end...Wes Putthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015129830712876824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9348333072093125312009-06-23T21:02:39.936-04:002009-06-23T21:02:39.936-04:00So, Rejecter, what about if you're doing a ser...So, Rejecter, what about if you're doing a series type thing, like in the Fantasy genre. I'm planning on writing two books - should I mention this in a query letter, or should I just say the ending to the first book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-42444158509474087722009-06-23T18:15:32.351-04:002009-06-23T18:15:32.351-04:00Beth, when I was querying, I noticed that agent gu...Beth, when I was querying, I noticed that agent guidelines typically stated "a one-page synopsis," "a brief synopsis," or "a synopsis of no more than 5 pages." I think one agent at Folio wanted one that was "less than 10 pages." (Plenty of agents don't want one at all. The agent I signed with didn't.) So I wrote a one-pager with plans to expand it if necessary. But it never became necessary. <br /><br />That said, I'm sure The Rejecter can give you the best answer because she's in the biz. : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-41803681705275887992009-06-23T17:55:14.681-04:002009-06-23T17:55:14.681-04:00I'm commenting, not about St. Elsewhere, but ...I'm commenting, not about St. Elsewhere, but about this blog in general. I found it again after several months of doing I don't know what - working, maybe - and I laughed out loud as I read through the last several posts. This is one of the most refreshing blogs/sites I've read - ever. Please don't stop.DC Spencernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1066007840369808902009-06-23T11:02:42.745-04:002009-06-23T11:02:42.745-04:00Thank you. That makes sense.
Also, is the synopsi...Thank you. That makes sense.<br /><br />Also, is the synopsis limited to one single-spaced page (for a 92,000 word novel)?<br /><br />One published author told me she writes one page for every 10,000 words. I've never heard that before, have you?Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685726789687443442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-3907473802425740512009-06-23T01:13:01.117-04:002009-06-23T01:13:01.117-04:00Yeah. The ending of St. Elsewhere ruined the whole...Yeah. The ending of St. Elsewhere ruined the whole show for me. I had loved it till then.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274485227373284224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-24793910016752591782009-06-23T00:26:55.434-04:002009-06-23T00:26:55.434-04:00You said magic unicorn. That rocks.You said magic unicorn. That rocks.Mamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853842158606222286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-31300869553700338242009-06-23T00:02:15.491-04:002009-06-23T00:02:15.491-04:00Great. Now I have to rewrite the ending to my spy ...Great. Now I have to rewrite the ending to my spy thriller!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com