My mind was straying, some might say, ahead of itself in March 2011. I tried to write the blub for the back cover and a synopsis suitable for sending to agents. Looking back I realise how TERRIBLE they were. I read my first effort to my writing buddy Lizzie Gates http://authorgym.wordpress.com and she sort of said, ‘Ummm!’ which spoke volumes. Lizzie, it moved me on and version 5 is just about there.
The synopsis changed several times as I slowly began to understand what was required. I tried to condense it to two pages but I didn’t know that the synopsis didn’t have to be double-line spaced to send to an agent. Thanks to Nicola Morgan (@nicolamorgan on Twitter) for advice on that point. It still isn’t perfect and every time I submit to an agent I revisit it and make more changes. I have approached four agents so far and they all have slightly different requirements. Hey ho – back to the drawing board.
By the way, the back cover blurb now goes something like this:
If Judith decides to be your friend, she’ll make it happen. She’ll find out what you do and where you go. She’ll make sure she’s there too.
Do you think it is creepy enough?
Wow - I'd have to read on - if only to find out how not to be friends with Judith.
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