tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.comments2023-05-11T11:51:28.252-04:00Keys to YAA. Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comBlogger664125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-7994434991425619892018-11-08T16:14:34.707-05:002018-11-08T16:14:34.707-05:00I'm kind of hoping I do too. ;)I'm kind of hoping I do too. ;)A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530497211171021727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-47598150932113513312018-11-08T15:32:30.580-05:002018-11-08T15:32:30.580-05:00I really like this one! I hope you follow through ...I really like this one! I hope you follow through on it :)Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138437371422682730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-56422502182474624532016-05-12T12:21:32.144-04:002016-05-12T12:21:32.144-04:00Sorry for your loss.Sorry for your loss.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-41343117909561101942016-04-22T15:53:33.108-04:002016-04-22T15:53:33.108-04:00Thank you.
Yes, it was their first. The baby obvi...Thank you.<br /><br />Yes, it was their first. The baby obviously had no idea what was happening, but I was surprised by the toddler's insightful questions about death. It was a little more than I was prepared for, but hopefully I handled the situation well.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-10449446265978294932016-04-22T15:49:37.288-04:002016-04-22T15:49:37.288-04:00It also strikes me that this is possibly both your...It also strikes me that this is possibly both your sons' first final goodbye with a lifetime of goodbyes (and hellos) ahead of them as well. I'm very sorry for your loss and I truly hope your writing helps you find peace in this trying time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833383031762302041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-62573122835717084912015-09-23T09:32:41.394-04:002015-09-23T09:32:41.394-04:00There's one I found somewhere that I always fo...There's one I found somewhere that I always follow:<br /><br />Write one paragraph on how the story starts.<br /><br />Write one paragraph on how the story ends.<br /><br />Write one paragraph in between describing the middle.<br /><br />Write a paragraph bridging the gap between beginning and middle and then another bridging middle and end.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-53355434687964249092015-09-23T09:28:22.445-04:002015-09-23T09:28:22.445-04:00Wow, thanks! That's high praise!Wow, thanks! That's high praise!A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-21337906443034174852015-09-16T09:28:29.037-04:002015-09-16T09:28:29.037-04:00What I'd like to have now is a similar formula...What I'd like to have now is a similar formula for writing the synopsis.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-10681681466446640932015-09-16T09:27:25.711-04:002015-09-16T09:27:25.711-04:00So this has to be my favorite post on your blog. I...So this has to be my favorite post on your blog. I particularly like the fake query you've made up here. I want to read it! :) A similar, but slightly different post on this same subject recently appeared on Query Shark. She doesn't have your "hook" angle though. She puts it like this: <br /><br />3 A query letter MUST tell an agent what the book is about <br /> 3a Who is the main character? <br /> 3b What does he want?<br /> 3c What is keeping him from getting what he wants?<br /> 3d What must he sacrifice to get what she wants?<br /><br />In my opinion, your "hook" concept is worth a 3e in the list.Steven Brandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657324020868587426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-62210767645748528462015-09-15T22:08:31.226-04:002015-09-15T22:08:31.226-04:00Also, I'm totally going to try your formula ou...Also, I'm totally going to try your formula out next time I have to query something! :-D Icohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033213137355925129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-69697203544426171382015-09-15T22:04:25.326-04:002015-09-15T22:04:25.326-04:00Wow. I don't think I've ever read your que...Wow. I don't think I've ever read your query for TNS before. That *is* a great query! I'm duly impressed. Icohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033213137355925129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-66092571501747590252015-07-31T13:20:11.270-04:002015-07-31T13:20:11.270-04:00Thanks, Gabby! I hope so too!Thanks, Gabby! I hope so too!A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-40909036863729580082015-07-31T11:05:34.592-04:002015-07-31T11:05:34.592-04:00All the luck!!! Hopefully you won't be trapped...All the luck!!! Hopefully you won't be trapped in limbo for long!Gabbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07138437371422682730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-47337804951350026692015-02-11T15:46:57.428-05:002015-02-11T15:46:57.428-05:00Good, and I do look forward to reading them!Good, and I do look forward to reading them!A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-15410832171892425962015-02-11T14:52:29.307-05:002015-02-11T14:52:29.307-05:00Oh, and thanks for such a thoughtful review!Oh, and thanks for such a thoughtful review!Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-53360774279533196712015-02-11T14:52:16.285-05:002015-02-11T14:52:16.285-05:00Audrey-- that's a very valid complaint, and on...Audrey-- that's a very valid complaint, and one that I try to address both textually and subtextually in both A Murder of Mages and the follow-up to Thorn.Marshall Ryan Marescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06259367667777920728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-18145557255838418642015-01-13T15:18:19.337-05:002015-01-13T15:18:19.337-05:00I love your perspective on the not so obvious. Gre...I love your perspective on the not so obvious. Great write up:) Sarah Lynn Rumfelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179214400791029777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-15391214327564784762014-12-03T13:30:00.185-05:002014-12-03T13:30:00.185-05:00I can't think of any books that accomplish tha...I can't think of any books that accomplish that feeling. But then, I think collecting is only really fun for the collector, and everyone else nods politely and smiles. ;-) It would be hard, I think, to get a reader excited about a character's collecting passion.Icohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033213137355925129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-7910532051919923022014-10-01T16:11:25.956-04:002014-10-01T16:11:25.956-04:00Oh my, that was some eyeglass predicament! It'...Oh my, that was some eyeglass predicament! It's a good thing you took action asap by taking them back to the store. Anyway, the final look really suits you well. Thanks for sharing and I hope you're having a great fall! <br /><br /><a href="http://moodyeyesin.blogspot.com/2014/08/let-your-kids-see-indianapolis-eye.html" rel="nofollow">Doris Gibbs @ Moody Eyes</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198302431201217712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-46227927157209749572014-09-16T04:54:20.043-04:002014-09-16T04:54:20.043-04:00Thanks so much for having me back, Audrey!Thanks so much for having me back, Audrey!Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-78163462406757900572014-09-04T13:14:14.590-04:002014-09-04T13:14:14.590-04:00I like it. If keeping track of your to-do list dig...I like it. If keeping track of your to-do list digitally is already appealing to you, then this is a pretty great choice for how.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-11890313970336767882014-09-04T10:20:20.862-04:002014-09-04T10:20:20.862-04:00Yay, new glasses! I keep forgetting to put mine on...Yay, new glasses! I keep forgetting to put mine on during brief bouts of computer use and giving myself headaches...<br /><br />I'm going to have to try HabitRPGPaul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-2982893072103568142014-07-31T12:38:13.244-04:002014-07-31T12:38:13.244-04:00I'm looking forward to it! The older he gets, ...I'm looking forward to it! The older he gets, the more fun we have.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-18465940290562763772014-07-31T12:30:34.452-04:002014-07-31T12:30:34.452-04:00Believe me, the second year is even more eventful!...Believe me, the second year is even more eventful! :-)Paul Anthony Shortthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393249001158230985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6480750207070339465.post-35520503896390573802014-06-20T20:57:01.785-04:002014-06-20T20:57:01.785-04:00Yep! There are a lot more job opportunities for jo...Yep! There are a lot more job opportunities for jobs like that.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.com