tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post6142263953220153734..comments2023-11-05T05:08:28.832-05:00Comments on T.C. Mckee: One Sentence? For Real?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798243128846248604noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-35693123981914869172010-10-20T22:21:02.862-04:002010-10-20T22:21:02.862-04:00I agree with Pk and Elana--if you can fit your sto...I agree with Pk and Elana--if you can fit your story into a sentence with those themes, you've got a winner!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-81818144266800814292010-10-20T21:36:35.957-04:002010-10-20T21:36:35.957-04:00Hi! I wanted to stop by and thank you for paying m...Hi! I wanted to stop by and thank you for paying me a visit. Your well wishes are so appreciated. Thanks!! Nice blog. Oh, I just noticed PK commented above me. She's awesome! lolS.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-80329690253944372922010-10-20T21:19:11.527-04:002010-10-20T21:19:11.527-04:00I read on Lydia Sharp's blog "The Sharp A...I read on Lydia Sharp's blog "The Sharp Angle" that it's a simple formula: concept = character + clear conflict.<br /><br />That's it. Figure those out and put it in a sentence. It totally worked for me when I looked at it that way.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-34561186406984705992010-10-20T15:00:32.429-04:002010-10-20T15:00:32.429-04:00Hum...much to ponder. I've done a lot of the s...Hum...much to ponder. I've done a lot of the same but you guys have added a few things I haven't tried. I'm going to put these ideas to work. Thanks guysAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798243128846248604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-84855300582862598802010-10-20T14:30:02.434-04:002010-10-20T14:30:02.434-04:00I started by printing off successful query letters...I started by printing off successful query letters and modeling my one-sentence after what I found in their first sentences.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-62182766304731453752010-10-20T14:26:37.331-04:002010-10-20T14:26:37.331-04:00I read around at a lot of sites, and most recommen...I read around at a lot of sites, and most recommend the "when this happens, so and so has to decide this" type sentence.<br /><br />Then, I tweaked and tweaked and put it up at WD Query Critique for feedback. Tweaked some more, then finally sent out a few. I am still sending (I chose to send to three-four agents at a time), and am still waiting to hear back from some. So, while I waitAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-12281593776121729852010-10-20T14:08:31.304-04:002010-10-20T14:08:31.304-04:00No worries. The synopsis is what gets me. lolNo worries. The synopsis is what gets me. lolMiranda Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880449368013410349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-35068302484914595622010-10-20T12:54:01.653-04:002010-10-20T12:54:01.653-04:00That part of the process is so intimidating to me....That part of the process is so intimidating to me. Thankfully most agents and publishers give helpful tips on their sites! And some agents prefer a sample chapter up front with the query, thank God! Those agents are top on my query list!!Krisztina Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083709968500243900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321966548608514767.post-60422270218195513482010-10-20T12:52:25.301-04:002010-10-20T12:52:25.301-04:00You can start with the basics:
A) Main character/...You can start with the basics:<br /><br />A) Main character/age<br />B) Catalyst (what happens to start the MC on their path<br />C) The choice that the MC must make<br /><br />For example:<br /><br />When B occurs, 16-year-old A must choose between such and such and such and such.Elena Solodowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037029195682225565noreply@blogger.com