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Before taking the trash and recyclables out in a series of trips down my steps...I printed off as much information as I could find on writing query letters and a synopsis.

Here's some useful links for the writers out there who do not have an agent yet and are not published:

1. Writing A Query Letter
2. The Complete Nobdody's Guide to Query Letters"
3. How to Write A Synopsis
4.Writing a Synopsis from the Ground Up - looks more useful than #3.
5.5 Steps to Writing A Synopsis
6.Workshop:Writing the Novel Synopsis
7. Overcoming the Fear of Writing A Synopsis

With any luck those links worked.

Oh and if you are mourning the loss of your favorite series, specifically The Sarah Connor Chronicles - you can go hear and read how the creator feels about getting his show cancelled and now, subsequently being unemployed:

http://hucksblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/boy-in-bubble.html

Somewhat depressing. Albeit reassuring considering he is more verbose and ranty than I am, which I didn't think was possible.

Buffy S8 Review of Tales of the Vampires:Thrill...(or vampirism =a poor substitute for connection)

[As an aside: You want to explain to me why it is easier for me to write a synopsis of a film or a Buffy comic for a review, than my own novel? ]

Just finished reading the latest Buffy S8 comic - "Tales of the Vampires: The Thrill". The heading makes me wonder if they plan on continuing this trend or if it is a one shot? They did do it before - with mixed results. Art is similar to the Spike/Dru Comic that fans loved so much (actually they didn't, I'm being sarcastic). Not fan of this particular style - I like hypo-realistic comic art. Abstract realism with bright colors - I can sort of do myself if I were so inclined, so I tend to be under-impressed and unmoved. It's not. But since I can do that - I don't tend to think much of it. But it's the trend right now. Seen this style a lot lately.

That said the art does work for the comic and the story, which is about disconnection and the feeling of being out of focus or out of step with your life. A common theme in the Buffyverse - I've been re-watching BTVS and Angel, just finished the Faith episodes This Year's Girl and Who Are You, which detail exactly what it is like to feel disconnected with life at least from a "slayer's" perspective. In some respects this comic reminded me a great deal of those episodes.

( Thrill - Buffy, Tales of the Vampires )