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rj_anderson...and I am SO DEAD. My hook is bland. The stakes aren't high enough. My sentences are all too long. There's no hint of an antagonist. Wah! *tears hair*
*takes deep breaths*
Of course, it would be sensible to ask why I am even bothering to do this, since I have two agents looking at the book already. But you see, I want to be prepared in case neither agent is interested in the project. If that should happen, I'll have exhausted all my personal contacts and referrals, and will have to start from scratch in the New Year, cold-querying agents who know nothing about me. And in that case I'll need to be ready with a well-written hook that can grab an agent's attention even before they've read a word of my actual prose.
After reading nearly 300 of the other Crapometer entries, I feel pretty certain that my hook for Knife needs work. I'm just not exactly sure where and how yet. But I guess I'm about to find out...
*meebles faintly*
*takes deep breaths*
Of course, it would be sensible to ask why I am even bothering to do this, since I have two agents looking at the book already. But you see, I want to be prepared in case neither agent is interested in the project. If that should happen, I'll have exhausted all my personal contacts and referrals, and will have to start from scratch in the New Year, cold-querying agents who know nothing about me. And in that case I'll need to be ready with a well-written hook that can grab an agent's attention even before they've read a word of my actual prose.
After reading nearly 300 of the other Crapometer entries, I feel pretty certain that my hook for Knife needs work. I'm just not exactly sure where and how yet. But I guess I'm about to find out...
*meebles faintly*
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Date: 2006-12-22 02:04 pm (UTC)Encouraging Post
Date: 2006-12-22 02:05 pm (UTC)Hang in there! I've been rereading some of my major writing projects recently and feeling rather discouraged with them. I think that's partly natural - particularly if you have really high expectations of yourself. You are a really good writer, so don't let yourself get too discouraged!
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Date: 2006-12-22 03:25 pm (UTC)I keep checking Miss Snark to see when your synopsis comes up.
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Date: 2006-12-22 07:07 pm (UTC)And you're still breathing and not bleeding!
She didn't snark on you very much at all.
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Date: 2006-12-22 07:21 pm (UTC)As long as you keep trying you'll get better!
Date: 2006-12-24 06:02 am (UTC)