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2010-03-13T18:16:12.871-05:00

I liked this one:

http://www.ginaardito.com/ArticleTopTenQuestions.html

And about balancing foreshadowing: toughie. Have you taken a look at what other cues those particular people pick up on, and what they don't see?

I had a reader (a professional book reader for a publisher, actually), who thought that the twist ending to my mystery was unfulfilling because it came out of nowhere. (Personally, I find mysteries unfulfilling when I have the answer worked out 200 pages before the stupid protagonist does, and I had several scenes built for the precise purpose of foreshadowing that reveal

However, it also took this reader some 30 pages past the point to where any reader paying any attention would have put together the clues in a smaller mystery, so I think I'll have to take her advice on foreshadowing with a grain of salt.

With hinting at growing attractions, I like to use two or three odd "moments" between the characters—so the moments themselves are very clear, but spread out. They're strong enough that the characters are left thinking about them long afterward, too.

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2010-03-13T15:34:29.566-05:00

This one's awesome, with examples:

http://www.caroclarke.com/synopsis.html

One of the best resources came from my friend, Nat...

2010-03-13T14:26:35.259-05:00

One of the best resources came from my friend, Natalie Whipple. You can find her post here.

Thanks for the other links, and good luck! Writing my synopsis was really difficult, but I tend to make things more complicated than they should be.

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