tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post112872286198120666..comments2023-08-12T02:33:29.988-05:00Comments on 2 B Read: Free WillSylvia Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489243230694413409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1129245115259054082005-10-13T18:11:00.000-05:002005-10-13T18:11:00.000-05:00LOL, JoAnn. My editor deadpanned me and said, "Yo...LOL, JoAnn. My editor deadpanned me and said, "You know, you don't have to follow the synopsis."Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1129242192729910512005-10-13T17:23:00.000-05:002005-10-13T17:23:00.000-05:00This is why, out of 93 books, I've only ever writt...This is why, out of 93 books, I've only ever written two synopses. And hated the process. <BR/><BR/>Of course some time in the writing I need to let people know sort of what I'm writing so they can work on back cover copy (which I've ended up writing myself the past two books) and art, but even then I'm having to constantly email them with updates because the stories change so dramatically from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1128747095390618072005-10-07T23:51:00.000-05:002005-10-07T23:51:00.000-05:00I re-wrote the ending four times. The first three...I re-wrote the ending four times. The first three times I thought something very specific had to happen. When I decided I was forcing it, and just let the story play out, it ended completely different.<BR/><BR/>I hope my editor likes it! And then I hope the readers do . . .Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872860080644987843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17229339.post-1128743018448638892005-10-07T22:43:00.000-05:002005-10-07T22:43:00.000-05:00Allison! What a wonderful blog about revisions and...Allison! What a wonderful blog about revisions and the fear of not being able to satisfy with another book after the first or second one. That is too, too true. And so true that you need to allow your characters to lead you. I usually write a synopsis, then I put it away. That book always takes off in ways I never anticipated. It's just knowing that I do have an ending in mind that helps me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com