tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post1828161171650569882..comments2024-03-28T12:40:14.627+00:00Comments on MOODY WRITING: Your Book In One Sentence Pt 2mooderinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-7117134586507945522018-11-28T12:40:47.843+00:002018-11-28T12:40:47.843+00:00If you understand the material so there is no worr...If you understand the material so there is no worry that you cannot write about that and this <a href="http://www.paraphraseexample.org/" rel="nofollow">website</a> is an example of that for us.Gabroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626239150887309096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-23813573668407719802018-11-24T14:17:09.874+00:002018-11-24T14:17:09.874+00:00Yeah i guess the right thing is always the choice ...Yeah i guess the right thing is always the choice but its just so so hard! right decisions <a href="http://www.howtoparaphrase.com/top-5-tips-for-paraphrasing-a-paragraph/" rel="nofollow">useful reference</a> are always the hardest! Good thought provoking postJesseHansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817071923522330167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-18321338130291990912018-10-31T10:12:24.201+00:002018-10-31T10:12:24.201+00:00Sometime you will find the main treasure within yo...Sometime you will find the main treasure within yourself only. <a href="http://www.smalltextgenerator.com/online-text-compactor-team/" rel="nofollow">click to read</a> our regular method we use on the text generation. <br />nillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431636828917653161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-9644396250355112872018-10-29T19:40:55.024+00:002018-10-29T19:40:55.024+00:00As we are really into the book making side with ou...As we are really into the book making side with our perfect sentence. <a href="http://www.duplicatechecker.net/how-to-remove-plagiarism-reasons-why-students-plagiarize/" rel="nofollow">see here now</a> as how we will help you out for the plagiarism checking things. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635463444988243069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-67735060290745761942018-10-29T18:59:19.923+00:002018-10-29T18:59:19.923+00:00This could be the way you will know about the sent...This could be the way you will know about the sentence as we have it. <a href="http://www.grammarcorrector.org/check-grammar-for-free-make-your-text-perfect" rel="nofollow">get more </a> grammar corrector tools so that you can make the sentence right. <br />Lesley Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221893854396609755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-75437771868486167362013-05-09T09:29:54.459+01:002013-05-09T09:29:54.459+01:00@Sarah - fresh eyes definitely help.@Sarah - fresh eyes definitely help.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-57248433888475605022013-05-08T16:08:24.559+01:002013-05-08T16:08:24.559+01:00This is something I particularly needed. Some grea...This is something I particularly needed. Some great thoughts here. Honestly, I have found the most helpful thing in terms of summing up your book is having someone else help you. I just think we are often too deep into our own work, and having someone else tell us what its about helps us condense it. Great post!<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(From Sarah With Joy)</a><br />Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-64793777135656009332013-05-08T10:43:47.827+01:002013-05-08T10:43:47.827+01:00@SJ - places where change takes place are usually ...@SJ - places where change takes place are usually the important bits.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-21799733083773051912013-05-08T01:30:59.514+01:002013-05-08T01:30:59.514+01:00Good advice. I've never known anyone to enjoy...Good advice. I've never known anyone to enjoy writing a synopsis. I try to think of the major turning points in the story when I summarize.SJMatthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004377725189026413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-12233088447203257722013-05-07T19:48:26.653+01:002013-05-07T19:48:26.653+01:00@Melissa - i don't know of anyone who liked do...@Melissa - i don't know of anyone who liked doing the synopsis.<br /><br />@nutschell - cheers!mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-65812402614897293862013-05-07T18:21:51.415+01:002013-05-07T18:21:51.415+01:00Oh man. I dread the synopsis just as much as I wou...Oh man. I dread the synopsis just as much as I would a great white shark. But as usual you've made it less scary for me. Thanks so much for this post.I'll have to bookmark it.<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-89174826511905230942013-05-07T18:06:04.636+01:002013-05-07T18:06:04.636+01:00Very helpful advise and I always love examples. I ...Very helpful advise and I always love examples. I learn so much more and so much easier by reading examples of actual books. You always share the best advice. I need to go back and read part one of this segment. I finally got my novel down to that one sentence, before I attended a writers conference. Now I am struggling with a one page synopsis that one of the agents requested, along with my first three chaptersMelissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-70271812095954955872013-05-07T15:18:35.508+01:002013-05-07T15:18:35.508+01:00@Jennifer - glad to help.
@Jenniferm - I find it ...@Jennifer - glad to help.<br /><br />@Jenniferm - I find it hard to resist too.<br /><br />@Jay - I don't know anyone who enjoys doing a synopsis.<br /><br />@Michael - you're very welcome.<br /><br />J Keith - it's pretty impossible pretending you don't know what you obviously do. Makes my head hurt.<br /><br />@Rachna - I suppose there are some people who've never seen it. I expect there'll be a new version along in a minute (in 3D).<br /><br />@Lynda - some of us have the advantage of starting out with mush. Makes the whole process much quicker.<br /><br />mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-78658409392130729952013-05-07T08:28:04.739+01:002013-05-07T08:28:04.739+01:00Queries and log-lines make my brain go to mush... ...Queries and log-lines make my brain go to mush... just saying ;)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-75638585155432745282013-05-07T04:43:51.569+01:002013-05-07T04:43:51.569+01:00Thanks Mooderino, this was very helpful. And Jaws ...Thanks Mooderino, this was very helpful. And Jaws was a wonderful example to work with as we are all familiar with it. Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-48470968012809974652013-05-07T04:05:16.170+01:002013-05-07T04:05:16.170+01:00This was incredibly helpful. I hadn't thought...This was incredibly helpful. I hadn't thought about Jaws in that way, on summing up the movie and leaving out things I know because I've seen it. It really helped me put my book in perspective, on exactly what the central plot is, who is important, what their problem is and how they deal with it. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068010284145260558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-84500058050830037182013-05-07T03:20:14.918+01:002013-05-07T03:20:14.918+01:00Man are these one-liners hard. Everything you said...Man are these one-liners hard. Everything you said is true. I am the writer you mentioned in the beginning... Selling the soup of the day as a three course gourmet delight.<br /><br />I LOVE description. And yes, there is the essence of the story. Look at my intros. Most of the books I had never read. I pull from blurbs and covers to create something I hope to be magical. <br /><br />But that is for fun. On a log line one must be accurate. Find the right voice and tell the essence of the story to intrigue without overselling. Easier said than done.<br /><br />Thanks for the advice Mood.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-17777676606100963862013-05-07T01:44:42.095+01:002013-05-07T01:44:42.095+01:00I don't have a problem summing up my book in o...I don't have a problem summing up my book in one sentence, which is amazing, considering how verbose I am.<br /><br />But doing a synopsis...oh man, I'm horrible!Jay Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04757777693161610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-51395960421000716982013-05-07T00:57:54.829+01:002013-05-07T00:57:54.829+01:00"Interesting problem...and what it leads to.&..."Interesting problem...and what it leads to." Very helpful. Thank you for breaking this down. It's so tempting to put all the excess details in when they're not needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-41918126675767073272013-05-06T23:36:39.161+01:002013-05-06T23:36:39.161+01:00The idea of boiling my novel down to a sentence or...The idea of boiling my novel down to a sentence or two has been causing some anxiety. Thanks for the tips. I'll try to pu them to work.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010016525886790065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-77709992549095394492013-05-06T22:17:48.229+01:002013-05-06T22:17:48.229+01:00@Alex - I'm thinking of doing a post on the sy...@Alex - I'm thinking of doing a post on the synopsis (as soon as I work out how to do one).<br /><br />@Debby - glad you like it.<br /><br />@LD - it's hard to be sure you've got it right. Testing it on others helps.<br /><br />@C. Lee - Short sentences are also a good alternative.mooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-63776798854771535982013-05-06T21:27:54.962+01:002013-05-06T21:27:54.962+01:00I thought these short sentences were very effectiv...I thought these short sentences were very effective, too:<br />Man created the Cylons. They created them to make life easier on the twelve colonies. And then the day came when the Cylons decided to kill their masters. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-71620530950651044972013-05-06T21:23:59.884+01:002013-05-06T21:23:59.884+01:00I'm in the process of trying to come up with t...I'm in the process of trying to come up with that single sentence for my WIP. It's proving difficult.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-66774839974722470102013-05-06T20:21:45.603+01:002013-05-06T20:21:45.603+01:002nd Best Line IN JAWS: We're gonna need a big...2nd Best Line IN JAWS: We're gonna need a bigger boat!<br /><br />Best Line In JAWS: But I'm not drunk enough to go out in a boat!<br /><br />Just my two cents. That being said, I love your blog. I learn a lot from it.Debby Hanokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01367830489690673054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061937348591302555.post-27041857354056841862013-05-06T18:30:44.343+01:002013-05-06T18:30:44.343+01:00You have a point about familiarity.
It does need t...You have a point about familiarity.<br />It does need to boil down to the one critical moment.<br />And for me it's still easier than the synopsis!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com