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Synopsolizing
Saturday, May 12th, 2012 01:18 pmJudging from the responses, my query is either so brilliant that everyone was struck dumb with awe, or so awful that no one could find the words to express it.
Despite that, I'm going ahead and posting the synopsis. For the uninitiated, a synopsis is like the query-blurb's big brother. It's longer (opinions vary on how much so), more detailed, and does spoil the ending. There are several uses for a synopsis; one of the more common is to show whether an author can sustain a story through to a satisfying ending. (Sample pages, when submitted, are always from the beginning of the book; many writers can make an interesting start, but drop the ball before they get to the end.)
So, with spoiler warnings for an as-yet-unpublished novel, I'd love to hear what you think of this. Does it sound interesting? What's your impression of the characters? Does the plot sound like it holds up all the way to the end? What bits make you say "Cool!" -- or "WTF?" In short, ( would you read this book? )
ETA: I would have thought this was self-evident, but evidently not: I'm looking for constructive criticism here. That does not have to be positive. However, if you don't like the genre and can't get past that to evaluate an individual instance of it, it's probably safe to assume that yours are not the comments I'm looking for.
Despite that, I'm going ahead and posting the synopsis. For the uninitiated, a synopsis is like the query-blurb's big brother. It's longer (opinions vary on how much so), more detailed, and does spoil the ending. There are several uses for a synopsis; one of the more common is to show whether an author can sustain a story through to a satisfying ending. (Sample pages, when submitted, are always from the beginning of the book; many writers can make an interesting start, but drop the ball before they get to the end.)
So, with spoiler warnings for an as-yet-unpublished novel, I'd love to hear what you think of this. Does it sound interesting? What's your impression of the characters? Does the plot sound like it holds up all the way to the end? What bits make you say "Cool!" -- or "WTF?" In short, ( would you read this book? )
ETA: I would have thought this was self-evident, but evidently not: I'm looking for constructive criticism here. That does not have to be positive. However, if you don't like the genre and can't get past that to evaluate an individual instance of it, it's probably safe to assume that yours are not the comments I'm looking for.
