19 November 09

Continuing on in relaxed mode, completed another chapter. Total word count 46,459 for a daily total of 2426. Also did some research on synopses and discovered that I'm not the only one who finds them difficult. Finally found a very useful suggestion on here

http://www.writing-world.com/publish/leblanc.shtml.

So I gave it a shot and thought I'd share. Also discovered that the standard font is courier unless the agent specifies something different - that wasnews as well...

Any comments welcome...

Synopsis of: Lucky Lady Genre: Romance

Mara Hennessey deals with the loss of her parents and childhood sweetheart by withdrawing. As a favor to her best friend she accompanies her to a sailing gathering; there she meets Peter Miller, a younger skipper who invites her to join his crew for local sailing races. As their friendship deepens she learns of his dream to enter a dangerous solo Trans-Atlantic race. He takes her into his confidence and she becomes co-leader of the team building his race boat and supporting his run across the ocean. Their friendship turns to passionate love during a relaxing short vacation in the Caribbean, and she later earns his respect and gratitude when she rescues him after an injury at sea. She is surprised to make the friendship of a group of other women while they all wait for their partners to complete the dangerous ocean crossing. An intense storm destroys his boat and she fears she must once again find the strength to deal with loss. In the end, though, love triumphs over the sea in unexpected ways.