http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/ Sat, 26 May 2012 21:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-19086 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:06:16 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-19086 [...] Beyond the First Draft–The Dreaded Synopsis Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter Beyond the First Draft–Preparing the Perfect Proposal Beyond the First Draft—The Pitch Sheet and One-Sheet Beyond the First Draft–Face-to-Face Pitch Sessions [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-15732 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:30:28 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-15732 [...] Passes? Beyond the First Draft–The Cutting Room Floor Beyond the First Draft–More on Cutting Beyond the First Draft–The Dreaded Synopsis Beyond the First Draft—The Query Letter Beyond the First Draft–Preparing the Perfect Proposal [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-15699 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:38:21 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-15699 Clear as mud. Well, better than that but it sure is an ugly business. Writing synopses, that is.

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-11333 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:49:43 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-11333 [...] synopsis and [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-8601 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:16:18 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-8601 [...] Tuesday, February 26, 2008 · No Comments There’s a lot of discussion going on these days about entering writing contests—the deadline for the ACFW Genesis contest for unpublished writers is March 1, and while entrants were encouraged to get their entries in by the beginning of this week, I know there are still some out there who are frantically trying to put those finishing touches on the fifteen pages or figure out how to write that one-page synopsis. [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3760 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:34:45 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3760 [...] and where we’re going to go to dinner Wednesday and Friday nights, we’re also working on our dreaded synopses, proposals, pitch sheets/one-sheets, and maybe even revisions on our [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3719 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:04:38 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3719 [...] far we’ve moved from the Dreaded Synopsis (shows your writing voice, but is pretty much a cut-and-dry summary of your story) to the Query [...]

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3626 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:12:33 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3626 Oops, I haven’t been double spacing. LOL, I’m sure that’s the least of my synopsis problems. Great tips.

]]> http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3621 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:29:40 +0000 http://kayedacus.com/2007/08/21/beyond-the-first-draft-the-dreaded-synopsis/#comment-3621 Argh! I know my ‘voice’ doesn’t come through on my synopses. They read like laundry lists. But you’ve given me some good tips for going back and reworking them. Happy Writing!

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