Comments on: Synopsis nightmare

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:22:00 +0000

Lol, Gynie!

By the way, I can't say how much I admire you for deciding to read the rest of the trilogy in English. I think reading fantasy in another language must be really tough.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:26:00 +0000

hold on ! Don't hurry ! i didn't even finished your first trilogy !!
It's going to take me a whole life to read you !!

Glenda Larke the writing woman faster than her shadow !!

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:53:00 +0000

Well the blackboard was impatient but not really demented. Clever drawings though.

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:46:00 +0000

I had an Australian childhood, but – alas – there was no Mr Squiggle back then. In fact there was no TV back then, either.

Told you I was ancient…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:39:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ks797n8B9g&NR=1

The link above shows the demented blackboard for those who did not have an Australian childhood in the 1970’s.

By: hrugaar

hrugaar — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:28:00 +0000

Glenda, in answer to your question, I expect the MS Word Autosummary will complete the unwritten parts for you in its précis ... though with about the same degree of accuracy that MS products attempt to anticipate and pre-empt anything else that you want to do. LOL. :D

But if it was a serious question, then ... um ... I suppose what I would do is follow on from the extract that you've included here by detailing the main sequence of events as written in the first book, and then giving very quick sketch* outlines for the projected storylines in the other two ... just to give a simple overview of where you're heading ... those major spoilers that the public don't need to know, but would-be editors do if they're wanting to sell the idea to their hard-headed (wooden-headed?) Board of Directors.

But I'm sure you know all of that already (witness your answer to Phill). Just as you know that all of us would buy the idea simply from the extract you've given here (especially with your name attached to it!).

* as in a 'matchstick man' sketch, don't worry about the anatomically correct detail of the bones, let alone putting any muscle or flesh on them.

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:30:00 +0000

Don't dream about demented blackboards Glenda, write a story about them.

I too would buy from the synopsis, but then I would buy your books anyway.

By: glenda larke

glenda larke — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:31:00 +0000

Ah then, Satima I have done something right.

And Jo K. – I shall have dreams about demented blackboards tonight…

By: Satima Flavell

Satima Flavell — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:58:00 +0000

That's a jolly good synopsis, Glenda, and I want to read the books already.

I agree, Hrugaar: Word does such a bad job of summarising text it makes me feel a whole lot better about my own feeble efforts!

By: Jo

Jo — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:56:00 +0000

We had to make a prècis of previously written works at school. The main thing being “previously written” I agree with phil – how can you possibly make a synopsis of something which isn’t yet written. I guess what we really mean is an outline. I suppose it is important to a publisher to know what they are getting, but why they can’t wait til they get it?

What, by the way, does an impatient blackboard sound like?