tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post2847245272547714946..comments2023-09-21T12:38:29.150+01:00Comments on The Pocketeers: The Dreaded SynopsisThe Pocketeershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124101740561917118noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-56403415263683167912012-05-01T07:12:57.957+01:002012-05-01T07:12:57.957+01:00I can write about 3000 or 4000 words on a good day...I can write about 3000 or 4000 words on a good day, and the most I've written in a day is 7000 words but that was at the end of a novella and I was itching to get it finished. <br /><br />At the moment I'm struggling to write more than 1400 words a day, and as I don't normally work that way, it feels really plodding and I'm finding it hard to go back the next day. I really need to apply myself.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-48307969289004321352012-04-30T09:00:03.427+01:002012-04-30T09:00:03.427+01:00Occasionally do this but I have htinking time whi...Occasionally do this but I have htinking time while I'm out with the dogs first thing. Today I have so many ideas I'm bursting to get going! Suddenly, the plot is carrying me along with a whole new lot of inspiration. No time to jot down ideas.Chrissie Lovedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183822415068255476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-75082220306738056542012-04-28T21:14:44.930+01:002012-04-28T21:14:44.930+01:00Meant to say…I read recently in someone’s blog tha...Meant to say…I read recently in someone’s blog that the way to achieve 5,000 plus words a day was to jot down a brief resume of the ground you planned to cover that day, therefore focussing your mind and not wasting time wondering what comes next.<br />Does anyone have any opinions on this?Rena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520149404274102132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-36073489774983757272012-04-28T21:01:41.245+01:002012-04-28T21:01:41.245+01:005,000 words a day, Chrissie? Wow!! This could be w...5,000 words a day, Chrissie? Wow!! This could be where I'm going wrong.<br />Congratulations, by the way, on getting your identity back.Rena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520149404274102132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-67633160806958999792012-04-28T10:18:06.400+01:002012-04-28T10:18:06.400+01:00That's right for me too Sally. Dare I say it? ...That's right for me too Sally. Dare I say it? ... I usually do 5,000 words a day when I'm working properly. If I get a request to see the rest, I know I can do it as long as life doesn't interrupt too much. With Tracey, I just tell her what I'm thinking of writing and she's usually happy with that.Maggie seems to want more but she's experimenting at moment, I think. New ideas and different angles.<br />Looks like I'm suddenly not anonymous!Chrissie Lovedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183822415068255476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-51816868968269215602012-04-27T08:41:50.815+01:002012-04-27T08:41:50.815+01:00I had great success the first time I dared to send...I had great success the first time I dared to send in just three chapters and the synopsis before finishing the novel. Tracey Steel got back to me very quickly and said she liked it. So I finished it in double quick time! I work better that way. And once Maggie just asked me to send her what I'd written of Mistletoe Mystery (after she'd turned down my werewolf novella) and she liked that immediately. So it does work if you know you can write quickly enough.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-20606138699873719702012-04-26T22:15:54.322+01:002012-04-26T22:15:54.322+01:00Oh dear, the joys of the synopsis!
Like Sally, I...Oh dear, the joys of the synopsis! <br /><br />Like Sally, I prefer to write an initial summary of the plot, so I know where the story is going.<br />It’s especially helpful now that I write and plot my work in Scrivener. (Brilliant software. The more I use it, the more I love it. You can download a free month’s trial from the website. It’s well worth having a look.)<br /><br />I’m not sure that sending the synopsis and first chapters to an editor before the rest of the book is written really works for me…Not when a request to see the rest, ASAP, comes pinging back by return. It’s no fun writing 40K words in just over two weeks….<br /><br />Thank you for another great post, Chrissie.Rena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520149404274102132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-90079235508276869532012-04-26T14:06:22.260+01:002012-04-26T14:06:22.260+01:00Angela, I read an article about Nora Roberts the o...Angela, I read an article about Nora Roberts the other day, I think it was to mark her 200th best seller or something phenomenal. She said that she doesn't do heroines who aren't feisty and I guess that's part of her appeal. Needless to say, my latest heroine is just that...Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-6541751358911917952012-04-26T14:04:41.267+01:002012-04-26T14:04:41.267+01:00Carol I had exactly that happen to me with Mills a...Carol I had exactly that happen to me with Mills and Boon. I would NEVER do it again.Cara Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972751301677687055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-33921696514891675452012-04-26T13:37:24.260+01:002012-04-26T13:37:24.260+01:00Good point there Chrissie. I'm one of the peop...Good point there Chrissie. I'm one of the people who can't do a synopsis until they've written the book but when I heard Nora Roberts say she was the same I didn't feel in such bad company!Angela Britnellhttp://www.angelabritnellromance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-83468680278121623312012-04-25T13:18:28.210+01:002012-04-25T13:18:28.210+01:00I used to write the synopsis at the end of the fin...I used to write the synopsis at the end of the finished book but the last couple of novels have been pitched entirely on a proposal synopsis so it had to be done first. Now I'm convinced of its value and intend to write one in advance of any future works. I think its true to say that when pitching to publishers/editors they know the synopsis may be a little different to the finished product and that's okay unless it is vastly different from what was offered.<br />I have never been brave enough to send synopsis and first chapters without having finished the entire book - I always worry I'd get an answer back to quickly and not be able to write fast enough to get the book to them in time!Carol MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17893946748914418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-34532804219475339112012-04-25T10:42:11.490+01:002012-04-25T10:42:11.490+01:00Even if I don't write a synopsis at the beginn...Even if I don't write a synopsis at the beginning, I do write a summary of what I hope will happen. Then I have something to refer to if my story seems to be getting off-track. For My Weekly and People's Friend novellas I seldom write more than a one page synopsis. Keeping it to that length means I think hard about what needs to go into it.<br /><br />Nicola Morgan's ebook Write A Great Synopsis is a very helpful guide to get you through the synopsis writing process.Quillershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148636009202550512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327129601484697455.post-12862208516893610782012-04-25T09:59:04.807+01:002012-04-25T09:59:04.807+01:00An interesting post, Chrissie, and very timely for...An interesting post, Chrissie, and very timely for us. As you say the characters do tend to take on lives of their own, so writing the synopsis at the beginning isn't always the best option. But the synopsis is definitely the thing which can make or break a sale as it's the first thing the editor sees.Patricia Keysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082225991760220713noreply@blogger.com