tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post5693760201071991858..comments2023-05-29T04:31:48.702-07:00Comments on Eclectic: ForeshadowingLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137538450232783883noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post-45545198803318640752014-08-29T07:45:39.566-07:002014-08-29T07:45:39.566-07:00I am TERRIBLE at queries. Synopses are OK--just th...I am TERRIBLE at queries. Synopses are OK--just the story in miniature--but queries? Forget it!<br /><br />Sorry it took me so long to respond--I lost my internet access for a while. My computer crashed.<br /><br />LaurenLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137538450232783883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381938904139198926.post-21781014846101043482014-08-12T10:49:43.766-07:002014-08-12T10:49:43.766-07:00The foreshadowing that serves as your world buildi...The foreshadowing that serves as your world building is essential for helping the reader suspend disbelief. That's what makes good queries and synopses for speculative fiction so hard to write. In the manuscript, of course, you lay the groundwork for it all. In the query or synopsis, it just sounds silly. ;)Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.com