The vote results are in. Actually, they've been in for several days now but I've been really busy, so I'm just now getting to them.
53% of the voters have a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell. I mean critiques. More critiques.
23% are voting-class lurkers, and they read everything on this site regardless. These are the people that also read every word on each cereal box. Every morning.
13% will decide when they see the title pop up in Google Reader. If is says "Query" in it, it's a sure thing, otherwise, (shakes Magic 8-Ball): Future Uncertain.
10% would sooner leave the blogosphere forever than read one synopsis, let alone a flood of them. Luckily they also can screen the titles in Google Reader and Mark As Read any posts categorized under the S-word.
So the writing on the wall is clear, which I absolutely expect from this crowd. Send your Synopses, I will post them, and they will be critiqued.
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Jul 26, 2009
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Rick,
It’s my understanding that the requested length of a synopsis varies from agent to agent. I have a 250 word, a 500 word, a 1000 word, and even longer ones… What might be the average word/page length you’d suggest for the sake of submitting here?
Just for the record, I’m not sure if I’ll post mine or not—I’m afraid it might trigger a whole string of relentless and obsessive rewrites.
Hmmm. Interesting point. My suggestion would be 1,000 word limit.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
I think you should go with whatever length works for the agent(s) you're submitting to. From what I've read, the typical length of a synopsis is 5 pages, but many agents specify that they want a synopsis that's just one or two pages. My recommendation (based only on my obsessive perusal of agent blogs :P) is to have a default 4-5 page synopsis but be prepared to cut it to 1-2 pages for certain agents.
Thanks for opening the Slushpile to synopses, Rick! I expect to have one to post sooner or later.
whatever you say....you had me at "more cowbell."
Shelley
Word verification: Obinklze
(Means "I couldn't think of a title so I got stuck with this one."
Shelley,
That wasn't me, that was the reaper :-)
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