tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post5354557569147732244..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Michael Hauge On How To Summarize Your NovelKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-54559166509930503122013-02-01T14:43:15.641-08:002013-02-01T14:43:15.641-08:00Hi KD, I promise to be good! My arm is starting to...Hi KD, I promise to be good! My arm is starting to heal up a bit, so I'm glad. Hopefully I'll be back to blogging on Monday.<br /><br />Glad you got something out of the post! Best of luck with your book, and congratulations on being almost done. I think the more one writes the easier the entire process (publishing included) becomes. Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-31907566142560558172013-02-01T10:22:59.145-08:002013-02-01T10:22:59.145-08:00Hi Karen- I hope your arm's feeling better. Mo...Hi Karen- I hope your arm's feeling better. More importantly I hope I don't see you online until you're fully healed OK? (Sorry, Mom personality took over there for a moment)<br />This post- <br />W O W.<br /><br />My first of three novels went live a few weeks ago; and there were enough reviews to cause me to hire an editor for my second. It's been through 3 drafts, but as with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819007402832897515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-40319715650339451302013-01-29T17:53:58.861-08:002013-01-29T17:53:58.861-08:00Hi Jim, thanks! Glad you got something out of it. ...Hi Jim, thanks! Glad you got something out of it. :)Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-71146819398022312422013-01-28T16:51:44.785-08:002013-01-28T16:51:44.785-08:00That's fantastic stuff, Karen. I love finding ...That's fantastic stuff, Karen. I love finding tools that can distill complex ideas into nice, neat, clean columns and rows. :)Jim Selfhttp://www.jaself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-90568353128365203732013-01-27T16:49:16.197-08:002013-01-27T16:49:16.197-08:00I did not know about that one! And WOW. I love it!...I did not know about that one! And WOW. I love it!! That looks almost identical to the structure Nathan Bransford used for his query letter:<br />http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2011/05/my-query-letter-for-jacob-wonderbar.html<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning Dwight V. Swain's technique antares, I appreciate it. Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-58387964586752449812013-01-27T14:26:21.018-08:002013-01-27T14:26:21.018-08:00Interesting. I use Dwight Swain's Statement-Qu...Interesting. I use Dwight Swain's Statement-Question (SQ) summary technique.<br /><br />Dwight V. Swain’s 5 elements in statement and question: <br />1. Situation, <br />2. Character, <br />3. Objective, <br />4. Opponent, and <br />5. Disaster.<br /><br />An example:<br />Situation -- When humans suddenly begin to grow to twelve-foot height, <br />Character -- John Storm <br />antareshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928062661776005108noreply@blogger.com