Where do I post a synopsis? More specifically, the text typically read on the back cover? Do I post it in Query letter hell? Or should I even post something only a couple paragraphs long (at the most).
Not sure about this [where do I post a synopsis? Answer: Query Letter Hell SYW]
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A 'real' synopsis (which you'd send to an agent or publisher to summarize the whole book) would go in Query Letter Hell.
What you're talking about, blurbs, are usually not written by the author but by someone at the publisher, sort of teasers to tell a little about the plot, enough to interest a potential reader. Some publishers use quotes from authors to whom the publisher gave advance copies instead or in addition to blurbs.
Maryn, recommending QLH for any of these
What you're talking about, blurbs, are usually not written by the author but by someone at the publisher, sort of teasers to tell a little about the plot, enough to interest a potential reader. Some publishers use quotes from authors to whom the publisher gave advance copies instead or in addition to blurbs.
Maryn, recommending QLH for any of these
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Renamed thread for clarity and so it might show up in searches if anyone else has the same question. (There are already a couple of similar threads in SYW Main, but these might not list in searches due to the password protection.)
Also check out the "How to..." sticky threads in QLH.
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Also check out the "How to..." sticky threads in QLH.
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I never would've guessed a blurb because I'm the one writing it about my book. Well, actually, it's a proposal that I want to send to white wolf. They require a summary of the important plot lines (synopsis?), a list of important characters, why we should care about those characters, and a short summary like the one anyone could read at the back of the book.
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