'Really?! What's it about?'
And I can tell you that pretty much 99.9% of the time, my response is:
'Oh, I don't really like to tell people.'
Cue rapid change of topic. However recently it's been crossing my mind that one day soon I'm going to have to let slip somehow, otherwise how can I progress any further with the publicising of the book or indeed gaining any interest from potential publishers or agents. (Okay, admittedly that part is a long shot, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a best case scenario here.) And not to mention certain people I know pestering me for a full synopsis. So without trying to give too much away, and after a great deal of consideration, I'm about to reveal to you, potential future readers, exactly what kind of a story you're in for. Recognise anything in the plot you like? Let me know, I'm always open for feedback!! :)
(The angle I'm going for is 'clichéd cheesy-film-synopsis.' Just to warn you.)
So the story begins with a girl called Anna and her best friend Sam (See Chapter One) lying in a boat. Just your typical last-afternoon-of-the-summer for two particularly bored teenagers. Then Sam suggests to go over to the other side of the lake: a venture that previously has been kept from the pair. Everyone knows you're not meant to go over there, but nobody exactly knows why. After much persuasion, Anna finally gives in, and the pair find themselves standing at the edge of quite possibly the most dangerous situation they've ever been in. The large unexpected pit that they come across in the middle of the forest feels eerily out of place and it isn't long before it feels like they're running for their life back to the boat and back to town. They swear never to mention what happened over at the pit to anyone, but it isn't long before things start to happen in their town. Anna's mind is plagued with dreams and flashbacks to that afternoon: that, and a recurring phrase. Who (or what) exactly are the Dark Assembly? After meticulously trawling the internet for any information, the only other recognition of them is from the mysterious girl that turns up at Anna's window in the middle of the night with a request. Cue the appearance of a VW bus loaded down with enough weapons to sink a battleship, and her once stable small town life will never be the same again as she finds out what actually happened at the pit, and why the Dark Assembly are such an integral part of it. From here onwards, Anna's life is turned completely upside down as she tries to come to terms with how reality is different from how she'd previously perceived it. When she leaves town, things become even more dangerous as she delves deeper into the world of the Dark Assembly and finally realises the true extent of what happened and the impact it has made on her life.
So that took a lot for me to write out for you, seriously if anyone has been checking my Twitter carefully, this post has been in the drafting stages for at least three weeks. I hope this appeals to some of you out there: and let's hope that this post can boost my blog views up to 1,000 by tonight.
Peace. x
7 comments:
When people asked me what my book was about I said the same thing. Then I realized I had to suck it up and use it as a learning experience. Find out if they sound enthusiastic about your book after you give them the pitch, if they don't, you know you have to make it more interesting and less confusing. :)
Also, try to make your pitch shorter. By the end of the first sentence you want someone hooked. Give less description and leave them wanting more. Hint at things that will happen in the story, don't actually say what will happen.
Especially remember, if you ever want to get published you'll need a literary agent to go the traditional route and you want to leave them with a reason NOT to send that generic rejection letter.
Keep it up Jenny, I'm rooting for you! :)
Thank you Mandi, always looking for feedback :) I do tend to have a problem with putting too much description in and making my sentences far longer than they should be, but I'm working on it!!
And as ever Lewis, I wouldn't have got to 1,000 without you. Thank you :)
Your synopsis sounds interesting! I wonder what's in that pit...?
Aha, you'll have to wait and see!! ;)
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