tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post5472082296127832202..comments2024-03-28T06:16:39.508+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: PS re SYNOPSESNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-20016951890049846822009-03-31T11:06:00.000+01:002009-03-31T11:06:00.000+01:00Covering letters are incredibly hard to write if t...Covering letters are incredibly hard to write if the only added writing experience you've got is that you've written 3 other books (now under your bed!). I used to put in my age and other irrelevant twaddle but now i just concentrate on the book.Samantha Tongehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-904448880060576642009-03-31T07:54:00.000+01:002009-03-31T07:54:00.000+01:00Sherry - if you read my post about picture books...Sherry - if you read my post about picture books (click on "Picture Book Perfection" in the alphabetical list on the right) - you'll find the answer to your first question, especially the section called "About the submission" <br>As to whether to mention your blog, yes if it's a particularly good/useful/relevant blog, with feedback that shows that you have an Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-72288169110126308352009-03-31T03:57:00.000+01:002009-03-31T03:57:00.000+01:00Question...For a picture book wouldnt it be better...Question...For a picture book wouldnt it be better to send a cover letter,synopsis and the manuscript? Plus if sending a query letter is it wise to mention if you have a blog...if it is concerning literature?Sherry Dale Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18183375798495124922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-84749522438316370542009-03-30T14:02:00.000+01:002009-03-30T14:02:00.000+01:00Hi Emma - in the UK publishers also call it cove...Hi Emma - in the UK publishers also call it cover copy / back cover copy. "Blurb" is just the informal alternative term for it. HOWEVER, cover copy is exactly that (ie the text that goes on the back cover), whereas blurb also describes slightly longer ones that eg you might put on Amazon, fed through the "AI" (Author Information sheet) which publishers send out digitally. A Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-59402890375543544462009-03-30T13:51:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:51:00.000+01:00Nicola, that's so clear, thank you.Am I right ...Nicola, that's so clear, thank you.<br><br>Am I right in thinking that when it comes to the actual printed book, what we'd call a 'blurb' the US calls 'cover copy', and what they call a 'blurb' is what we'd call a 'puff' or a 'quote' - "The most wonderful fantasy novel ever written, since mine," - J R R Tolkein...emmadarwinhttp://profile.typekey.com/emmadarwin/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-19901183891164484242009-03-30T12:49:00.000+01:002009-03-30T12:49:00.000+01:00Hi Nicola, I've arrived here via Jane Smith...Hi Nicola, I've arrived here via Jane Smith's <a href="http://howpublishingreallyworks.blogspot.com/2009/03/pitch-party.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Pitch Party</a>. Thanks for the great tips on writing synopses. Very timely for me, as I intend to write one this week.Captain Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16290852640283747439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-40011975445316587772009-03-30T08:26:00.000+01:002009-03-30T08:26:00.000+01:00Melinda - I'm absolutely with you on that, a...Melinda - I'm absolutely with you on that, and the synopses that I write also tend to be before I've written the book. If you're needing your synopsis to get a contract (esp if you're unpublished and/or approaching a publisher whom you don't already write for), then you would normally have written the whole book anyway. In my previous post, I distinguished between writing a Nicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-4167453958957543122009-03-30T03:15:00.000+01:002009-03-30T03:15:00.000+01:00Over for a visit from Jane's party pitch post....Over for a visit from Jane's party pitch post. I'm relieved to hear a synopsis isn't set in stone for the publisher as I never really know how my stories might end, and I actually like to change my mind - it keeps things interesting.<br><br>cheers<br>MelindaMelinda Szymanikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-45111270262615867082009-03-29T22:52:00.000+01:002009-03-29T22:52:00.000+01:00Hmm, I always put my blurb into my query letter, s...Hmm, I always put my blurb into my query letter, so I guess I have those three covered.<br><br>So far I haven't written a synopsis until the book is complete, so mine do follow the story, although a bit more punch and the ability to incorporate 'voice' into the synopsis would probably serve me well. I must admit, I'm relieved that not all agents read the synopsis first.lainey bancrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05198092987859920805noreply@blogger.com