March 30, 2018 never. stop. squeezing. (or, a town called query) As noted in the previous post, writing a synopsis of your novel after it’s written, is a painful, miserable exercise, it is nevertheless a…
March 29, 2018 squeeze your darlings The best way to write a good 300-word synopsis is to first write a really shitty thousand-word one. As my stroll down Compression Street,…
March 28, 2018 a town called synopsis After 12 months, 4 beta readers, 3 drafts and 130,000 words I’m ready to share my novel with the world. Or at least a…
March 27, 2018 agent hunting After researching and considering independent publishing, I decided to try taking [Working Title] the traditional publishing route. Even if nothing comes of it, or…
March 27, 2018 the end part two First draft done. Second draft done. Beta readers done. Third draft done. 129k words later, the final (for now) draft is done. Time to…