Teens Writing for Teens, the 5th

The disembodied hands are particularly creepy, I think. They scrabble at the glass so hard their fingernails break.

MysteryRiter said:

Hehehe. Lemme hear it. I'll try to help. After more and more revision, I am beginning to like my query. I'd like to read it, though you don't have to take my advice.
BTW, my patience is waning about the flash fiction critting.

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Thanks for the offer, but the problem isn't the synopsis. It's writing the synopsis. And I do that by skimming through the book and summarizing almost everything that happens. When I'm done it's usually about 3+ times longer than it should be so I have to make it more concise and decide which scenes can be left out.

Ugh, five years is such a long time. Luckily for me, I'm already a year into that five, but still... I'll be at least 22 before I publish. Sad day man.

The timeframe isn't the same for everyone - I know some people (like Shady) can write a book in a week and edit it in another week. But then others need years and years to write a book, and plenty of people write umpteen books before they ever get anywhere. The pace of writing and publishing is so incredibly slow that patience is key.

Yeah, I feel like I fit that mold though. A year to write, a year to edit.

Obviously I love my work and I'm hoping that it will end up good enough to snatch up an agent really quickly, but I'm not expecting that just because it's not gonna help me write a better book.

Parametric said:

The timeframe isn't the same for everyone - I know some people (like Shady) can write a book in a week and edit it in another week. But then others need years and years to write a book, and plenty of people write umpteen books before they ever get anywhere. The pace of writing and publishing is so incredibly slow that patience is key.

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This is true.

I think one of the hardest things for writers to remember is that everyone's journey is different. Some people find an agent within a month of querying. Others have to query for awhile, do another round of revisions, and then query back before they find an agent. Some people get an offer and then their book doesn't sell.

HR, when I wrote my synopsis I had A LOT of help from Lisa Garner's website. I highly recommend it: it shows good examples of synopsis' and bad one and takes you through writing one step by step. I'll send you a link if your interested.

Sure. Send it

http://lisagardner.com/writers-toolboxhttp://lisagardner.com/writers-toolbox
Go to the bottom until you see the subtitle "conquering the dreaded synopsis". Read all ten lectures. It takes time but is totally worth it. I know youve done this before and probably think that you already know this, but read through it all and re-read the stuff about good synopsis' and plot points a bunch of times. Follow the plot point procedure exactly; map out what your going to write. When I finished with it, my synopsis was 1.5 pages, so I had to shorten it another half a page. Good luck and keep me posted on your progress

How old are you, Myst? If you don't mind my asking.

Parametric said:

The disembodied hands are particularly creepy, I think. They scrabble at the glass so hard their fingernails break.

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Oh goodness. Yes, that is definitely creepy.

Glorium said:

How old are you, Myst? If you don't mind my asking.

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I think they said 16... maybe I am thinking of someone else... hmm...

Myst is 13.

Hi. Para is right.

I often am. It's my thing.

Well, I'm almost old enough to be your mother... If I'd had a kid early in high school. How scary is that?!

How old are you dragon?

Quiet...

Hi everyone!

Parametric said:

The timeframe isn't the same for everyone - I know some people (like Shady) can write a book in a week and edit it in another week. But then others need years and years to write a book, and plenty of people write umpteen books before they ever get anywhere. The pace of writing and publishing is so incredibly slow that patience is key.

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QFT.

Hi choco!

HR! How are you?

We have finished all 1-6 of the HP movies. But, oh my... Mom and my sister are CLUELESS when it comes to Harry Potter.

Voldemort is now Vladimire (she figured he was Russian or something)
Dumbledore is now Dubblebore.
Ginny is Jenny.
Snogging is snugging.
Moaning Myrtle is Whining Winnifred.
We can't go through a minute without them asking a question, mostly "Is he bad?"
She only knows Harry, Ron and Hagrid.

And they both hate Snape. Whenever they say that, I'm like "I like Snape..." Mom thinks that he talks weird has no expression at all. Honestly, I always thought Snape would sound like that when I was reading the books.

It's been an interesting week.

QUESTION: Should I see Harry Potter in 3D or not? What's the best?

Hello, everyone. I was bored today and in my whimsical teenage years, I self-pubbed that flash fiction story to Smashwords. It's free, of course. Here's a link. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/80964
I know sad, huh? Why waste my time self pubbing a flash fiction story? (Download it and give it 5 stars if you like. HeeHeeHee. Most authors rig the ratings anyway

*pounces* CHOCO!

*pounces back at Kyrie, claws out*
I am a cat.