ext_61544 ([identity profile] ecmyers.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] megwrites 2009-04-03 05:28 pm (UTC)

Sorry, I've fallen massively behind on reading blogs, so I'm just catching up on everyone's posts and saw where you are with the book. If you ever want to ask me any specific questions, you have my e-mail address.


First, congrats on all the progress with the editing and query letter!

Also, as said above, I don't think you need to stress over the synopsis formatting. Mine was double-spaced in Times Roman font, with normal paragraph indentation. Just make sure you have your name, the novel title, and page number at the top--though I suppose yours is just one page, which amazes the hell out of me. These things are hard to write, and I wrote many many many drafts of it before I was happy with the result.

Also, FYI, one agent asked for an outline with the full manuscript, which was a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of the novel. I don't think this is standard though, so I wouldn't work on it until/unless someone requests it. It was well worth the extra work, because I ended up signing with him :)

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