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Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:27 am
Kibble says...



Okay, this is going to be a diary thing of (hopefully) anything I write, but in particular my efforts with query letters and such. Writing = hard, but easy. Publication = :? (cannot be expressed in words)!

I've read that synopsises (synopses?) have to reveal the end, because otherwise it's just annoying to the agent. But this information was referring to the long synopses -- 2-3 pages -- that you attach to the actual query letter. Does the mini-synopsis in the query letter itself have to reveal the ending?

I've also read that the mini-synopsis should be very brief (3 sentences), but examples are often much longer.

Thanks,
Kibble
  








Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the wise? I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life... He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful... the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. It's ironic he could save others from death, but not himself.
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