Is anybody out there? From The Cottage of Blog
The Cottage of Blog
What is you held a party and nobody came?
I think that's what it's like to have a blog where nobody comments.
Now, it could be the whole world is reading this (I sorely doubt it)
and not making comments, or it could be nobody's reading this. Maybe just a few.
But still, it makes me feel like--well, I think whoever's reading this knows exactly how I feel.
I worked on the back cover "blurb" for my WIP last night. Blurbling as I've discovered on many occasions in the past, is not an easy thing. And, I think it may be the most important part of your synopsis, the most important thing you write. Why? Because it's the first thing your editor will see. It will be right there in your query letter. If they hate your query letter, why would they bother reading the synopsis or the first three chapters?
No kidding.
So how do you write that? Your character The story is about Little Miss Muffett (what did she do) sat on a tuffett (why?) eating her curds and whey (conflict) along came a spider and sat down beside her and (what happened) frightened Miss Muffett away.
Lover: Little Boy Blue was blowing his horn why? his sheep were in the meadow, his cows were in the corn. (oops can't remember the res)
They come together. Despite his antagonism toward little Miss muffet who'd jilted him at the Nursery Rhyme's ball, Little Boy Blue still sees those blue eyes and comes to her rescue, sacrificing his sheep and cows to chase away that spider.
Now, will he be able to chase away the anguish of a broken heart and convince Miss Muffet that she'd rather be out chasing cows and sheet with him?
Sort of like that?
I have to go work. This has been cathartic.
Happy reading, writing and blurbing from
The Cottage of Blog
Pat
What is you held a party and nobody came?
I think that's what it's like to have a blog where nobody comments.
Now, it could be the whole world is reading this (I sorely doubt it)
and not making comments, or it could be nobody's reading this. Maybe just a few.
But still, it makes me feel like--well, I think whoever's reading this knows exactly how I feel.
I worked on the back cover "blurb" for my WIP last night. Blurbling as I've discovered on many occasions in the past, is not an easy thing. And, I think it may be the most important part of your synopsis, the most important thing you write. Why? Because it's the first thing your editor will see. It will be right there in your query letter. If they hate your query letter, why would they bother reading the synopsis or the first three chapters?
No kidding.
So how do you write that? Your character The story is about Little Miss Muffett (what did she do) sat on a tuffett (why?) eating her curds and whey (conflict) along came a spider and sat down beside her and (what happened) frightened Miss Muffett away.
Lover: Little Boy Blue was blowing his horn why? his sheep were in the meadow, his cows were in the corn. (oops can't remember the res)
They come together. Despite his antagonism toward little Miss muffet who'd jilted him at the Nursery Rhyme's ball, Little Boy Blue still sees those blue eyes and comes to her rescue, sacrificing his sheep and cows to chase away that spider.
Now, will he be able to chase away the anguish of a broken heart and convince Miss Muffet that she'd rather be out chasing cows and sheet with him?
Sort of like that?
I have to go work. This has been cathartic.
Happy reading, writing and blurbing from
The Cottage of Blog
Pat
posted by Unknown at 5:37 AM
6 Comments:
HERE I AM GIRLFRIEND.
I love your little 'cottage'....I envision a white picket fence running the parimeter of my computer screen when I open the front gate onto your blog.
Where's the rocker, new/old friend. I intend to settle in and visit for awhile.
Are you ready for some 'Madwemyn'?
:-)
Cindy
Thanks Cindy. I envision my log cabin cottage right outside a lake by a dock (sigh) I have a rocker, have put in a virtual leather sofa and love seat, perfect to curl up next to a bear lamp and lots of books on an old steamer trunk. Neat huh? Part of that is actually true. That describes my "reading nook" in my house.
Unfortunately, the house is not on a lake. I really wish it were.
But, maybe I wouldn't be so happy if it were during a storm.
Take care.
Patricia,
I'm terrible about commenting on people's blogs. I sometimes don't know what to say. I'll do a better job from now on. :)
I'm here, too, Pat--I just didn't find time to check yesterday! I try to comment about once a week but I'll try to do better.
TGIF!!!
Thanks everyone. I'm not great about commenting either. It is sooo hard. I will try harder too.
Right now I'm too exhausted to even move.
Hey, I'm here. I come and read and sometimes forget to let you know I visited. Bad, Tanya. Real bad. So here I am, letting you know I stopped by to read. Love your blog. :-)
Tanya
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