Curiosity

Touchdown never sounded so good!  

We watched and waited like so many other Americans on NASA tube.  We've seen the animated video and we've tracked on eyes in the sky for the rover.  

I didn't dare believe it until the first thumbnail came in.  When it did I knew that little VW bug had a life of its own--a soul.  It was like Curiosity sent a picture saying, "I'm okay!  See, feet on the ground!"  

"Curiosity" captured me by its name.  It's the rover that embodies human nature. This rover has but one duty, one objective.  To explore Mars.  It gets to spend it's whole life wandering around, collect samples and report back.  

It could get lonely, but I know of one other rover still alive on Mars.  It would not surprise me if they were seen hanging out.  

Everyone who worked on the rover did a miraculous job.  We could get spoiled by NASA's perfection but this was a multilayer process where everyone labored over and thoroughly thought out.  It took combined effort to get this machine to Mars.  NASA is proud of their job and the feat they overcame to get the largest rover ever built safely to another planet.  We are proud of them.

Synopsis--The Real Reason Why I Want To Self-Publish

Sin-op-sus -- any word with "sin" as the first syllable makes me think I'm doing it wrong.  

Seriously your publisher NEEDS this!  Your agents NEEDS this!  They can be up to 12 pages.  I've seen one that's 32 pages long.  That's like a novella.  

Why can't you jot a paragraph for the Synopsis?  Actually that's a query.  Besides, demon meets girl and falls in love doesn't quite get the mood of a book.  How do they fall in love?  What's the struggle?  Can a demon fall in love?  And what's wrong with her to love him back?

 

Those are the kinds of questions you might be asked.  But instead of a blow by blow it might help to give a two page summary of your book.  

Keep in mind the pinnacle points.  You know, Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3.  Okay tangent time--I truly believe that a book can have more than 3 Acts, but that's for a later discussion.  

What happens in each Act of your book?  What is the inciting incident?  Aside from that what is the struggle, how does the MC cope?  What does the MC learn?  Who helps the MC realize they are being a dick/their struggle is founded.  What makes them keep going, what internal insight does the MC finally reach?  

That's a synopsis.  I'd read that novella!  I just don't want to write it!  Go ahead, call me a coward...(but there actually is a more serious reason as to why I'm going Indie.  That I'll share with you later.) 

 

Nose Droppings Guide On How To Make A Great Review (Of A Book)

I've sometimes read a book, wanted to say something about it, but then I was like, what am I going to say?  So I have these questions I answer.  I don't always go by the formula but it helps when I'm stuck!  It's easy.  See questions below and answer them! 

 1) Who are the main characters and what is their struggle?

2) What line/scene was most memorable about the book?

3) How did the book make me feel or what reflections did I gain?

4) Was this a leisurely read or did it have significant meaning/what was it?

5) What was the deciding factor to buy/read the book?