tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8229643182567555633..comments2024-03-29T03:28:22.296-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: CASTING DREAMS INTO THE DARKNESS_QUERIES & ABNARoland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-40096520183512535342014-02-10T19:22:23.009-06:002014-02-10T19:22:23.009-06:00D.G.:
I seem to live in the dark! Sigh.
The eleva...D.G.:<br />I seem to live in the dark! Sigh.<br /><br />The elevator pitch is always a good thing to have in readiness.<br /><br />I once got back a manuscript with no rejection slip ... only a footprint on the first page. Subtle it wasn't! Ouch.<br /><br />Elephant's Child:<br />No, thank you for wanting to read our dreams put into print. :-)<br /><br />J E:<br />I understand your hurt at rejections. I have been and am there. It smarts something fierce.<br /><br />I will try your idea out. Thanks for caring enough to put your mind to thinking to help me. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-8345981164146212102014-02-10T19:04:24.013-06:002014-02-10T19:04:24.013-06:00I'm not sure about the analogy. When you cast ...I'm not sure about the analogy. When you cast dreams into darkness, you're not expecting the darkness to send it back, then reach into your chest and rip out your still-beating heart so it can show it to you as you slowly die from a mix of shock and agony.<br /><br />Whoa. Sorry. I think querying's been getting to me. Anyway, I really like your description--it would definitely work as well as your pitch. The only thing I could suggest is getting rid of the second paragraph and putting the third at the end of the second, to really hook people with the dead-rising thing. But that's just my opinion. Feel free to ignore.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-8683624589154556332014-02-10T19:00:52.047-06:002014-02-10T19:00:52.047-06:00Sigh. Dreams should emerge (escape) from the dark...Sigh. Dreams should emerge (escape) from the darkness, not be flung into it.<br />As always I am in awe at all you writers. So much work for such uncertain return.<br />And a big thank you to all of you with the talent and tenacity to go down this path from this greedy reader.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-25258608686894397462014-02-10T17:43:25.629-06:002014-02-10T17:43:25.629-06:00I'm still casting in the dark, for the time be...I'm still casting in the dark, for the time being. I've not even had the courtesy of a rejection from the last query sent out to a US publisher.<br /><br />Your description (like a short synopsis?) sounds great, as Alex said. I tried to narrow mine down to that elevator pitch of one or two sentences, just to have around. (if someone asks what's it all about. . .)D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24571157054442348022014-02-10T13:25:36.879-06:002014-02-10T13:25:36.879-06:00Alex:
Thanks. Yes, Matthew is right: we must focus...Alex:<br />Thanks. Yes, Matthew is right: we must focus on the main player in our saga. I wish us all luck.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-14404469832853147852014-02-10T13:14:05.621-06:002014-02-10T13:14:05.621-06:00I think the description is perfect.
Still no idea ...I think the description is perfect.<br />Still no idea on the perfect query though. I know Matthew always says to start with the main character. Outside of that, you just hope to hit those four things.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com