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Tomorrow I'll be participating in Josh Palmatier's (jpsorrow) Plot Synopsis Project. We all know how to write (place behind in chair, then type until your fingers fall off.) But not everyone knows how to create a plot synopsis that will wow an agent or editor enough to sell that novel. Well, no more worries - Josh has brought together a whole mess of us to share the plot synopses that we used to sell our books, in the hope that what we did might be of assistance to others who're just starting out. I'll post my synopsis in the morning, along with a bit of chatter about how it came to be, and what made it work. BE AWARE - I have sold one novel, which was just released 13 days ago, and that's the synopsis I'll be posting. Spoilers may occur. I'll be using cut tags, but if you click through, I don't want anyone to be unhappy with me later.

Just to wow you...here's a list of the glittering, fabulous participants:

Patricia Bray (pbray): Patricia Bray


Chaz Brenchley (desperance): Chaz Brenchley


Mike Brotherton: Mike Brotherton: Hard SF Writer


Tobias Buckell: Ask Me A Question


S.C. Butler (scbutler): S.C. Butler


Barbara Campbell: Barbara Campbell


David B. Coe (davidbcoe): An Exchange of Words


Jennifer Dunne (jennifer_dunne): Flickering Flames


S.L. Farrell (sleigh): At The Intersection of Fiction & Reality


Diana Francis (difrancis): Mad Libs


Gregory Frost frostokovich): Maunderings of the Diseased Mind


Felix Gilman: Felix Gilman


Jim C. Hines (jimhines): Jim C Hines


Jackie Kessler (jackiekessler): Jackie Kessler


Mindy Klasky (mindyklasky): Read 'Til You Drop


Misty Massey (madkestrel): A Hazardous Occupation


C.E. Murphy (mizkit): The Essential Kit


Naomi Novik(naominovik): Dragons! Lip Gloss! Death!


Joshua Palmatier (jpsorrow): The Creation of Wrath Suvane


Maria V. Snyder: Maria V Snyder


Jennifer Stevenson (smokingpigeon): Smokingpigeon


Michelle West (msagara): Trying To Catch Up


Sean Williams (ladnews): Sean Williams


There’s also a book available that has other samples of plot synopses in it. It’s called I Have This Nifty Idea: Now What Do I Do With It? [Amazon; Mysterious Galaxy], edited by Mike Resnick. Check it out for more samples!

So stay tuned to this pirate channel for my contribution to Josh's evil plot for world domination Plot Synopsis Project!