Tag: synopsis
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Shipped off
Hmm. I just realized I made it sound like my Golden Heart entry is in the mail. Sadly, that’s not the case. I did, however, send in my query, synopsis and first 5 pages of MS to the Ohio Valley RWA Enchanted Words contest, beating their Nov. 1 deadline by two full days! It was […]
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Almost ready …
Today, I finished tweaking the ending of my first MS, the one I’m entering in the Golden Heart. I deleted some stuff, added in new things and am now pretty happy with it. I also went through the on-paper edits in my first 48 pages, the pages that are going off to the GH. Next […]
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Using ink …
I’m not going to say “wasting,” even if that’s what it feels like. That’s right. I printed out the first 48 pages of my MS, which is where I want to end my GH entry, and my still-6-ish-page synopsis yesterday. I figure that sometimes I see things on paper that I don’t see on my […]
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Dose of inspiration
I spotted this quote on a pretty leather-bound journal at Barnes & Noble when I took my extra-long dinner break there last night: Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. It was a nice reminder to “go for it,” “just do it” or any number of motivational […]