tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post3473690624027908430..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: Synopses Still Suck (Pitching Part 3)tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-81907284356298256032007-02-09T10:48:00.000-06:002007-02-09T10:48:00.000-06:00Learn how to do it. If your career ever takes off,...<I>Learn how to do it. If your career ever takes off, it's likely to be an important and painful part of your life.</I><BR/><BR/>:nods: I'm horrible at this part. But yeah, I need to learn how to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-14559635365486081962007-02-07T08:01:00.000-06:002007-02-07T08:01:00.000-06:00Thanks Bill,
It was actually kind of fun to hel...Thanks Bill,<br /><br />It was actually kind of fun to help out with someone else's synopsis instead of banging my head on one of mine—a good learning process. <br /><br />I think I'm actually going to try to teach an advanced novel course at the Loft this fall and build it around the book proposal—three chapters plus outline. I'm not sure if that's entirely sane, but with the way things work in the biz these days you've really got to know how to do it.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-104681055668548892007-02-07T00:44:00.000-06:002007-02-07T00:44:00.000-06:0015. Kelly knows of what he speaks, true believers....15. Kelly knows of what he speaks, true believers. Without his critical feedback and moral support, I don't think I would ever have been able to wrestle my three-book proposal into a form that didn't make my agent gnash her teeth and weep. So hark ye when he speaks. Here endeth the lesson.Bill Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999845280783373614noreply@blogger.com