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Betzer 
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 Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 5:47pm |
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Finally
Finally done. Submitted. Finished. Woohoo! Congratulations everyone, whether you’re still working or have finished. Great job and good luck!
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Jules123
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 6:47pm |
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I've never done this. Can anyone offer advice on the Brief Synopsis? Is it supposed to sum entire story or introduce it?
Example: Three Little Pigs: Three little pigs with different work ethics build homes. The hard working pig eludes a big bad wolf because of his diligence.
OR Three little pigs with different work ethics build homes. A wolf threatens to blow down each of there houses and eat them. |
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iBenj
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 6:50pm |
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Done. And. Dusted.
That glorious email from Submittable has arrived, so I can now relax. Which means I'll now start spotting errors and flaws aplenty....
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Treena
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 6:50pm |
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Do we have to number our pages?
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Draiglas
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 6:56pm |
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Up to you but I usually use it as a teaser. I'll admit I tend to go with a "X is the case. But Y might change that" (though I'm not this time). So, for Three Little Pigs, I might say something like, "Three little pigs with different work ethics build homes. When a wolf comes along, those work ethics are unexpectedly put to the test"
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Meg22488
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 7:09pm |
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Your second example is a better one. Think of it like a logline for a movie. You don't want to give away your whole story, but you want to give some idea to the reader what they're getting into. It's your half a minute elevator pitch for your story!
(I'm not sure how I'm messing this up, but this is in response to the ques. above! I am not very familiar with using this forum). Best of luck to all! Edited by Meg22488 - 28 Jan 2023 at 7:12pm |
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ZoeLou
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 7:10pm |
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I remember the mysterious logline judge once saying the synopsis should act as a teaser, and include the main character, their goal, and the impediment to that goal. So @Draiglas's example looks spot on. Don't stress too much though. I think the synopsis is more to help the judges identify stories - it shouldn't affect your score. :)
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BarbaraFL
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 7:13pm |
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Welp, I'm out - continuing my unfortunate streak of not submitting (or not entering). Unfortunately all creativity seems to have left the building since last summer. Truly bummed but more so that I really needed the time back this weekend that I spent coming up with 700 crap words that were in no way a ghost story. Sigh - taking a break from writing entirely...again. Good luck, all.
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mistressposte
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 7:19pm |
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I would use the second one - I really liked the intrigue and, as someone who's toddler wants to hear this story every single day - I was still intrigued enough to want to know more! |
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mistressposte
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Posted: 28 Jan 2023 at 7:22pm |
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I can't believe it but I've gone from 5,500 words to 2,493 and I still love my story!
Thanks so much to all of the amazing betas - you all picked up on the same few issues and they were super easy to fix. I'm really grateful. Good luck to everyone and I hope you celebrate making it to the end of this challenge, no matter how you feel about your story xx
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