Comments on: What’s Your One-Sentence Summary? http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Chris http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4604 Chris Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:58:00 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4604 "A university student interns at a pharmaceutical company that is performing dangerous experiments on people" “A university student interns at a pharmaceutical company that is performing dangerous experiments on people”

]]> By: Daan Van der Merwe http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4605 Daan Van der Merwe Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:22:54 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4605 A successful lawyer vows to revenge the rape and murder of his wife and daughter. A successful lawyer vows to revenge the rape and murder of his wife and daughter.

]]> By: Camille http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4606 Camille Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4606 Drat! I should've taken that mentoring track. "A resigned widower’s heart is mended by a woman who discovers she doesn’t have long to live." Drat! I should’ve taken that mentoring track.

“A resigned widower’s heart is mended by a woman who discovers she doesn’t have long to live.”

]]> By: Brett http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4607 Brett Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:33:33 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4607 "A high school student possessed by the ghost of his older step-sister moves back to his hometown." “A high school student possessed by the ghost of his older step-sister moves back to his hometown.”

]]> By: yeggy http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4608 yeggy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:04:04 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4608 A naïve teenage girl searches for her parents in a post apocalyptic world. A naïve teenage girl searches for her parents in a post apocalyptic world.

]]> By: Hope Marston http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4609 Hope Marston Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4609 A young girl strives to earn her own calf as her family migrates westward during the winter of 1806. A young girl strives to earn her own calf as her family migrates westward during the winter of 1806.

]]> By: Livinus http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4610 Livinus Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:46:50 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4610 “African most endearing young researcher steals a secret manuscript, dating the time of the Algerian revolution against French occupation, to track down the leader of a weird anti-western civilisation movement and win the $120m reward the US is offering, little knowing who was behind the offer of his research grant and why.” Sorry folks, I know that this is too long, but I want Randy to tighten it up so we can all learn from it  “African most endearing young researcher steals a secret manuscript, dating the time of the Algerian revolution against French occupation, to track down the leader of a weird anti-western civilisation movement and win the $120m reward the US is offering, little knowing who was behind the offer of his research grant and why.”

Sorry folks, I know that this is too long, but I want Randy to tighten it up so we can all learn from it 

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4611 Elizabeth Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:29 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4611 A gay Air Force officer and a Catholic lesbian get married, and then she leaves him for her best friend. A gay Air Force officer and a Catholic lesbian get married, and then she leaves him for her best friend.

]]> By: Mary DeMuth http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4612 Mary DeMuth Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:37:54 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4612 Emory Chance refuses to take the blame for her daughter’s death, but the guilt keeps slapping her every time she remembers Daisy’s face. Emory Chance refuses to take the blame for her daughter’s death, but the guilt keeps slapping her every time she remembers Daisy’s face.

]]> By: Lynn Squire http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4613 Lynn Squire Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:50:52 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4613 A bitter indentured servant strives for freedom while facing persecution and the loss of love and life. A bitter indentured servant strives for freedom while facing persecution and the loss of love and life.

]]> By: Parker Haynes http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4614 Parker Haynes Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:54:17 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4614 Amanda searches for the reincarnation of her murdered lover from their previous life. Amanda searches for the reincarnation of her murdered lover from their previous life.

]]> By: Katie Hart http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4615 Katie Hart Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:54:51 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4615 "A warrior must ally with the son of her father's murderer to prevent a coup." “A warrior must ally with the son of her father’s murderer to prevent a coup.”

]]> By: Mark Goodyear http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4616 Mark Goodyear Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:09:20 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4616 Here's my one sentence: "A dead man can’t escape his body until he saves two children he orphaned." And Camille, you're right. You should have taken Randy's fiction mentoring track! There aren't too many times any more that I come away from an educational experience having learned something completely new. Randy's insights into plot have changed the way I think about writing and story-telling. Seriously. I feel like a giddy elementary school kid during my morning writing time. Here’s my one sentence: “A dead man can’t escape his body until he saves two children he orphaned.”

And Camille, you’re right. You should have taken Randy’s fiction mentoring track! There aren’t too many times any more that I come away from an educational experience having learned something completely new. Randy’s insights into plot have changed the way I think about writing and story-telling. Seriously. I feel like a giddy elementary school kid during my morning writing time.

]]> By: Karla http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4617 Karla Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:26:52 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4617 A pastor's wife joins a girl biker club and encounters new adventures that startle and shake up her husband's church. A pastor’s wife joins a girl biker club and encounters new adventures that startle and shake up her husband’s church.

]]> By: Gary http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4618 Gary Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:36:00 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4618 "You are me, and must kill you" “You are me, and must kill you”

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4619 Robert Treskillard Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:58:05 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4619 This is REALLY hard, Randy. But you motivated me by your description of the "links" in the sales chain to the reader. Very helpful! I tried this "one sentence thing" before, and here was my first attempt: A mysterious black stone enslaves a village. A blacksmith’s son must destroy it—or die. After awhile though, I realized that I hadn't really explained to the reader why they should care. One village? One death? Hmmmm ... I needed to "up the ante" and reveal the true danger. So this is my latest: A swordsmith’s son must save the kingdom of Britain from a mysterious black stone’s enchantment. Thinking through this also helped me realize my need to make this "upped ante" theme more clear in the book. So you are right ... focusing on distilling the story down to these few words makes you find the core of your story. Then if that core is weak, it reveals your need to rework that in the book. (I also noticed the duplicated "black" in my first attempt. Changing "blacksmith" to the more precise and evocative swordsmith solved that.) This is REALLY hard, Randy. But you motivated me by your description of the “links” in the sales chain to the reader. Very helpful!

I tried this “one sentence thing” before, and here was my first attempt:

A mysterious black stone enslaves a village. A blacksmith’s son must destroy it—or die.

After awhile though, I realized that I hadn’t really explained to the reader why they should care. One village? One death? Hmmmm … I needed to “up the ante” and reveal the true danger. So this is my latest:

A swordsmith’s son must save the kingdom of Britain from a mysterious black stone’s enchantment.

Thinking through this also helped me realize my need to make this “upped ante” theme more clear in the book. So you are right … focusing on distilling the story down to these few words makes you find the core of your story. Then if that core is weak, it reveals your need to rework that in the book.

(I also noticed the duplicated “black” in my first attempt. Changing “blacksmith” to the more precise and evocative swordsmith solved that.)

]]> By: Jeffrey Ellis http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4620 Jeffrey Ellis Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:14:34 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4620 A research engineer and a Hopewell shaman, separated in time by 1800 years, work together to fight an ancient evil entity. A research engineer and a Hopewell shaman, separated in time by 1800 years, work together to fight an ancient evil entity.

]]> By: Laura Drake http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4621 Laura Drake Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:32:22 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4621 A savy businesswoman dumps it all for aspirations to be a groom on a dude ranch. A savy businesswoman dumps it all for aspirations to be a groom on a dude ranch.

]]> By: Myra Johnson http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4622 Myra Johnson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4622 An abandoned lake resort holds the key to a young woman's past . . . and her future. An abandoned lake resort holds the key to a young woman’s past . . . and her future.

]]> By: Ed J. Horton http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4623 Ed J. Horton Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:01:27 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4623 Two men, an angry murderer seeking vengeance and an anxiety-ridden detective seeking peace, share an unlikely circumstance--the same son. Two men, an angry murderer seeking vengeance and an anxiety-ridden detective seeking peace, share an unlikely circumstance–the same son.

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4624 Robert Treskillard Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:07:05 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4624 With advice from my family, I changed my one sentence summary one more time. Here I bring out the Arthurian aspects of the story better, and also show the protagonist's weakness: Merlyn, a blind swordsmith’s son, must save Britain from a mysterious black stone’s deadly enchantment. With advice from my family, I changed my one sentence summary one more time. Here I bring out the Arthurian aspects of the story better, and also show the protagonist’s weakness:

Merlyn, a blind swordsmith’s son, must save Britain from a mysterious black stone’s deadly enchantment.

]]> By: Sylvia http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4625 Sylvia Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:43:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4625 Although she's a believer in Christ, Marnia Drew seeks revenge for her father's death in Africa, even contemplating murder. Although she’s a believer in Christ, Marnia Drew seeks revenge for her father’s death in Africa, even contemplating murder.

]]> By: Sam http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4626 Sam Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:08:57 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4626 Randy, Thanks so much for revisiting this topic. Following the advice from last year's posts, I started with: High school students too busy "living each day like it will be their last", struggle with getting involved with a serial killer investigation or hanging out with their friends. And ended up with: Even after witnessing a grisly murder, a high school senior can't stop going out with his friends - a decision that could send the wrong man to jail. OR: A high-school senior struggles between his apathy for anything outside girls and fun and clearing a possibly innocent man of murder! By the way, how did you do with the bethenextbestsellingauthor contest? I never heard back from them after all the "Just a few more days" emails. Randy, Thanks so much for revisiting this topic.
Following the advice from last year’s posts, I started with:
High school students too busy “living each day like it will be their last”, struggle with getting involved with a serial killer investigation or hanging out with their friends.

And ended up with:
Even after witnessing a grisly murder, a high school senior can’t stop going out with his friends - a decision that could send the wrong man to jail.
OR:
A high-school senior struggles between his apathy for anything outside girls and fun and clearing a possibly innocent man of murder!

By the way, how did you do with the bethenextbestsellingauthor contest? I never heard back from them after all the “Just a few more days” emails.

]]> By: sesgaia http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4627 sesgaia Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:11:24 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4627 A single, working mother struggles with the powerful influence of a wealthy family on her teenage daughter. A single, working mother struggles with the powerful influence of a wealthy family on her teenage daughter.

]]> By: Hannah D. http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4628 Hannah D. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:14:20 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4628 "A woman in her thirties finds herself without memory and goes on a journey to find her past, and while remembering her own story, she also discovers memories and that isn't her own and some new skills." I'm not sure what genre it will be yet. Possibly fantasy. And yes, it can probably be better formulated. “A woman in her thirties finds herself without memory and goes on a journey to find her past, and while remembering her own story, she also discovers memories and that isn’t her own and some new skills.”

I’m not sure what genre it will be yet. Possibly fantasy. And yes, it can probably be better formulated.

]]> By: Sheila Deeth http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4629 Sheila Deeth Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:17:22 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4629 A 50-year-old woman remembers a safe happy childhood in a good Christian home, and a secret. That's my first novel, and this is my second... A neighborhood of strangers and friends sees romance, job loss, birth, deception and murder, and lives to tell the tale. A 50-year-old woman remembers a safe happy childhood in a good Christian home, and a secret.

That’s my first novel, and this is my second…

A neighborhood of strangers and friends sees romance, job loss, birth, deception and murder, and lives to tell the tale.

]]> By: Robert Treskillard http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4630 Robert Treskillard Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:17:44 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4630 OKAY ... one more time. This time my last. Promise. My family pointed out an ambiguity in my last one. They couldn't tell who was blind, so here is the final. "Blind Merlyn, a swordsmith’s son, must save Britain from a mysterious black stone’s deadly enchantment." Like I said the first time. This is REALLY hard to do! OKAY … one more time. This time my last. Promise. My family pointed out an ambiguity in my last one. They couldn’t tell who was blind, so here is the final.

“Blind Merlyn, a swordsmith’s son, must save Britain from a mysterious black stone’s deadly enchantment.”

Like I said the first time. This is REALLY hard to do!

]]> By: Cathy http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4631 Cathy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:35:50 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4631 This is the one sentence summary for a fanfiction story I'm working on; however, I'm considering turning this storyline into a Western novel as well. "An influencial rancher persists in a deception despite the risk of losing all he holds dear." This is the one sentence summary for a fanfiction story I’m working on; however, I’m considering turning this storyline into a Western novel as well.

“An influencial rancher persists in a deception despite the risk of losing all he holds dear.”

]]> By: Andie Mock http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4632 Andie Mock Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:11:34 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4632 "A Fish Without a Bicycle" Autumn of 1970, in California's Central Valley, a feckless teenager subverts the dominant paradigm while learning about love. This is a Young Adult novel with lots of tongue-in-cheek humor. “A Fish Without a Bicycle”

Autumn of 1970, in California’s Central Valley, a feckless teenager subverts the dominant paradigm while learning about love.

This is a Young Adult novel with lots of tongue-in-cheek humor.

]]> By: Klara http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4633 Klara Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4633 An AWOL army veteran is tracked down after years by a young gay soldier who risks his life and his heart to warn the veteran that the army wants him and his family of orphans back at any cost. An AWOL army veteran is tracked down after years by a young gay soldier who risks his life and his heart to warn the veteran that the army wants him and his family of orphans back at any cost.

]]> By: Gerhi Janse van Vuuren http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4636 Gerhi Janse van Vuuren Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:02:45 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4636 I wrote a one line (two liner) when I started writing. The plot has since changed a bit so here is a new version on the fly: A reluctant father has to step up and attempt an impossible rescue when his son is kidnapped by a couple from another dimensions. Working title: Mama Papa Proud I wrote a one line (two liner) when I started writing. The plot has since changed a bit so here is a new version on the fly:

A reluctant father has to step up and attempt an impossible rescue when his son is kidnapped by a couple from another dimensions.

Working title: Mama Papa Proud

]]> By: John http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4637 John Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4637 As a total eclipse sends an alien planet into chaos, three people must survive and escape, but they all have pasts which came back to haunt them. As a total eclipse sends an alien planet into chaos, three people must survive and escape, but they all have pasts which came back to haunt them.

]]> By: Gerhi Janse van Vuuren http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4638 Gerhi Janse van Vuuren Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:28:20 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4638 I think my back cover copy says some things better and other things not. Nathan Gillets is a librarian, a husband and a father to a three and a half year old son. Nathan and his wife are very ordinary, slightly boring people that live a simple life of work and weekends. They were thinking of having another son but his wife's career suddenly took of. Suddenly Nathan's son is kidnapped by a childless couple from an alternate reality in order to fulfill a prophecy. Nathan has to step up to find his son. He is not only forced to use unorthodox means but to change his belief about how the world works. At first failing to get help he is eventually forced to cross over to the other side himself. Now Nathan must struggle not only to find and return with his son but to cope with a different reality and identity. Will he find his son and will they be able to return? And does he see the disastrous concequences of events bearing down on him? I think my back cover copy says some things better and other things not.

Nathan Gillets is a librarian, a husband and a father to a three and a half year old son. Nathan and his wife are very ordinary, slightly boring people that live a simple life of work and weekends. They were thinking of having another son but his wife’s career suddenly took of.
Suddenly Nathan’s son is kidnapped by a childless couple from an alternate reality in order to fulfill a prophecy. Nathan has to step up to find his son. He is not only forced to use unorthodox means but to change his belief about how the world works. At first failing to get help he is eventually forced to cross over to the other side himself.
Now Nathan must struggle not only to find and return with his son but to cope with a different reality and identity. Will he find his son and will they be able to return? And does he see the disastrous concequences of events bearing down on him?

]]> By: Kayla http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4639 Kayla Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:43:53 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4639 A misplaced girl in a war-torn world is entangled in a chaotic adventure when she attempts to figure out her past. A misplaced girl in a war-torn world is entangled in a chaotic adventure when she attempts to figure out her past.

]]> By: Lynda http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4640 Lynda Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:45:26 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4640 Hey, Mark! Let's see if I learned anything in the mentoring sessions: A professor, turned faith-dead assassin, struggles to avenge his family's massacre while mysterious messages from antiquity try to heal his soul. Hey, Mark!

Let’s see if I learned anything in the mentoring sessions:

A professor, turned faith-dead assassin, struggles to avenge his family’s massacre while mysterious messages from antiquity try to heal his soul.

]]> By: Tami Meyers http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4641 Tami Meyers Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:22:42 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4641 Attempt #1. A letter from the past may lead to a cache of gold stashed in 1899 Placerville, California that has already cost one mans life. #2. A letter from the past may lead to a cache of gold that has already cost one mans life. I've tried for the fifteen word limit, but each attempt seems to weaken the impact of the sentence. Attempt #1. A letter from the past may lead to a cache of gold stashed in 1899 Placerville, California that has already cost one mans life.

#2. A letter from the past may lead to a cache of gold that has already cost one mans life.

I’ve tried for the fifteen word limit, but each attempt seems to weaken the impact of the sentence.

]]> By: Tami Meyers http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4642 Tami Meyers Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:29:11 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4642 Novel number two; One man is dead, two pieces of wood must be destroyed, three men are forever changed by four miraculous healings. Novel number two;
One man is dead, two pieces of wood must be destroyed, three men are forever changed by four miraculous healings.

]]> By: Anna Fetter http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4643 Anna Fetter Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:35:04 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4643 Mine is an early nineteenth century Novel. My one line is: He loved only one woman and pursued her through time, trials, emotional breakdowns, even death. Mine is an early nineteenth century Novel. My one line is:

He loved only one woman and pursued her through time, trials, emotional breakdowns, even death.

]]> By: Carla Stewart http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4644 Carla Stewart Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:08:33 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4644 I'm late in chiming in here, but here goes: A fledgling photographer believes getting your kicks on Route 66 should not include murder. I’m late in chiming in here, but here goes:

A fledgling photographer believes getting your kicks on Route 66 should not include murder.

]]> By: Chris http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4645 Chris Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:31:32 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4645 A committed pacifist plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the eve of World War II. A committed pacifist plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the eve of World War II.

]]> By: David Benedict http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4646 David Benedict Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:38:25 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4646 A gifted violinist loses his bow hand in the Civil War, and almost loses his soul, until “the enemy” helps him overcome his disability. A gifted violinist loses his bow hand in the Civil War, and almost loses his soul, until “the enemy” helps him overcome his disability.

]]> By: Rachael M http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4647 Rachael M Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:41:09 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4647 "In a future world where the public vote on the fate of inmates, a woman on death row must prove her innocence before it’s her turn." “In a future world where the public vote on the fate of inmates, a woman on death row must prove her innocence before it’s her turn.”

]]> By: Kim http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4648 Kim Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:41:19 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4648 A teenage boy finds that the only way he can have a future is to face the terrible secret of his past. A teenage boy finds that the only way he can have a future is to face the terrible secret of his past.

]]> By: Jane Robertson http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4649 Jane Robertson Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:35:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4649 A homeless cat creates havoc in a young pastor's congregation--especially when a vet reveals the cat may be worth a hundred thousand dollars. A homeless cat creates havoc in a young pastor’s congregation–especially when a vet reveals the cat may be worth a hundred thousand dollars.

]]> By: Andre http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4651 Andre Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:58:14 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4651 A wrestling promoter sells his company to a woman with secrets, only to turn up dead. A wrestling promoter sells his company to a woman with secrets, only to turn up dead.

]]> By: Dale Emery http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4652 Dale Emery Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:00:10 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4652 A year after running away, twelve-year-old Jeremy Crowther returns home, only to find that nobody knows who he is. A year after running away, twelve-year-old Jeremy Crowther returns home, only to find that nobody knows who he is.

]]> By: Donna http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4653 Donna Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:22:54 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4653 An 18th century farmer in search of his heritage finds answers, and love, he never expected. An 18th century farmer in search of his heritage finds answers, and love, he never expected.

]]> By: Julie http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4654 Julie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:32:37 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4654 "A teenage girl with the newfound ability to fly must stop a brutal genoide by putting her past behind her." “A teenage girl with the newfound ability to fly must stop a brutal genoide by putting her past behind her.”

]]> By: Julie http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4655 Julie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:48:27 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4655 genocide* whoops :P genocide*

whoops :P

]]> By: Zac http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4656 Zac Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:02:13 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4656 A suicidal man has to travel back in time to save the only person he could ever truly love. A suicidal man has to travel back in time to save the only person he could ever truly love.

]]> By: darrell p http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4657 darrell p Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:50:11 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4657 A popular young minister’s life is rocked when God commands him to marry a whore. A popular young minister’s life is rocked when God commands him to marry a whore.

]]> By: D.E. Hale http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4658 D.E. Hale Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:12:05 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4658 Still working on this, but here's what I have: A disillusioned warrior must lay aside his anger, and work with his enemies to retrieve an ancient sword, that has the power to save the world from "The Darkness," before the darkness transplanted into him awakens and transforms him. Still working on this, but here’s what I have:

A disillusioned warrior must lay aside his anger, and work with his enemies to retrieve an ancient sword, that has the power to save the world from “The Darkness,” before the darkness transplanted into him awakens and transforms him.

]]> By: M.L. Eqatin http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4659 M.L. Eqatin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:34:44 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4659 "While Stoney plots practical jokes and his cousin Twist uses her magic talisman to get even, Yana the llama tries to alert his clueless ‘two-legs’ to a deadly pair of pumas." or my alternate, a tongue-twister using a mix of familiar stories as 'description shorthand': "In a pan of Inca pattern, pickle half a Harry Potter and a hardened Pocahontas in pureed Apocalypto." “While Stoney plots practical jokes and his cousin Twist uses her magic talisman to get even, Yana the llama tries to alert his clueless ‘two-legs’ to a deadly pair of pumas.”
or my alternate, a tongue-twister using a mix of familiar stories as ‘description shorthand’:
“In a pan of Inca pattern, pickle half a Harry Potter and a hardened Pocahontas in pureed Apocalypto.”

]]> By: Daan Van der Merwe http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4660 Daan Van der Merwe Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:05:41 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4660 Wow!! 53 great comments! Long live the SNOWFLAKE METHOD! Like you've said in your rules for posting Randy, you have a wonderful community of fiction writers. Wow!! 53 great comments! Long live the SNOWFLAKE METHOD! Like you’ve said in your rules for posting Randy, you have a wonderful community of fiction writers.

]]> By: Wolfhardt http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4664 Wolfhardt Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:22:15 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4664 "A boy raised by demon worshippers seeks to find his place in life as apprentice of a demon hunting sorceress." It´s set in a dark fantasy version of the Middle Ages, where all the mythical believes of that time are real. “A boy raised by demon worshippers seeks to find his place in life as apprentice of a demon hunting sorceress.”
It´s set in a dark fantasy version of the Middle Ages, where all the mythical believes of that time are real.

]]> By: Jan Kerr http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4667 Jan Kerr Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4667 A woman's child is kidnapped from her bed by a neighbor and killed. A woman’s child is kidnapped from her bed by a neighbor and killed.

]]> By: Jim Hughes http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4673 Jim Hughes Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:28:16 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4673 A software developer discovers the terrifying truth about corporate manipulation of the global food chain. A software developer discovers the terrifying truth about corporate manipulation of the global food chain.

]]> By: Richard Barnett http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4674 Richard Barnett Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:15:26 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4674 One sentence summary A repressed young man in deep disgrace goes in search of his father’s lost donkeys, but his journey becomes a quest of self-discovery that leads him to Israel’s kingmaker. One sentence summary

A repressed young man in deep disgrace goes in search of his father’s lost donkeys, but his journey becomes a quest of self-discovery that leads him to Israel’s kingmaker.

]]> By: Gina http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4676 Gina Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:31:27 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4676 Am I too late to get in on this? I don't know why the one sentence summary is the hardest thing for me, and I'm so close to turning this proposal in! A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in an FBI investigation when her husband is accused of stealing an Egyptian artifact. OR :) A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in the FBI investigation of a missing Egyptian artifact to prove her husband’s innocence. OR :) A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in the FBI investigation when her husband is accused of stealing an Egyptian artifact, but ends up jeopardizing the truth, her marriage, and her life. Am I too late to get in on this? I don’t know why the one sentence summary is the hardest thing for me, and I’m so close to turning this proposal in!

A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in an FBI investigation when her husband is accused of stealing an Egyptian artifact. OR :)

A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in the FBI investigation of a missing Egyptian artifact to prove her husband’s innocence. OR :)

A celebrity archaeology professor interferes in the FBI investigation when her husband is accused of stealing an Egyptian artifact, but ends up jeopardizing the truth, her marriage, and her life.

]]> By: Karen D'Amato http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4677 Karen D'Amato Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:18:16 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4677 In the beginning, the spirit of God hovered over California...then all hell broke loose. But personally, I like Chris' entry: A committed pacifist plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the eve of World War II. It echoes of a rogue physicist travels back in time... In the beginning, the spirit of God hovered over California…then all hell broke loose.

But personally, I like Chris’ entry: A committed pacifist plans to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the eve of World War II. It echoes of a rogue physicist travels back in time…

]]> By: valerie http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4678 valerie Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:25:19 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4678 A childless woman struggles to circumvent her depraved goddess' edict and protect her firstborn. Fantasy entitled Majai's Fury A childless woman struggles to circumvent her depraved goddess’ edict and protect her firstborn.

Fantasy entitled Majai’s Fury

]]> By: Bonnie Calhoun http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4680 Bonnie Calhoun Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:07:02 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4680 Montana Sinclair unknowingly helped the government create a weapon to control the weather, and now she must stop the madman who commandeered the project in a bid to destroy the United States. Montana Sinclair unknowingly helped the government create a weapon to control the weather, and now she must stop the madman who commandeered the project in a bid to destroy the United States.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4683 Bruce Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:38:34 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4683 Hope this is not too late - I found this exercise really helpful, thanks... A dyslexic former adolescent gang member, now psychiatric nurse, investigates the suspicious suicide of a patient, becoming the target of a murderer. Hope this is not too late - I found this exercise really helpful, thanks…

A dyslexic former adolescent gang member, now psychiatric nurse, investigates the suspicious suicide of a patient, becoming the target of a murderer.

]]> By: Scott http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4684 Scott Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:53:51 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4684 For a fantasy novel: After a mysterious plague decimates the population, a young soldier fights to restore order, while his cousin prospers from calamity. A bit long, but I'm stuck. For a fantasy novel:

After a mysterious plague decimates the population, a young soldier fights to restore order, while his cousin prospers from calamity.

A bit long, but I’m stuck.

]]> By: Scott http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4686 Scott Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:52:48 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4686 Sorry for the email address typo. I was nervous. For a fantasy novel: After a mysterious plague decimates the population, a young soldier fights to restore order, while his cousin prospers from calamity. A bit long, but I’m stuck. Sorry for the email address typo. I was nervous.

For a fantasy novel:

After a mysterious plague decimates the population, a young soldier fights to restore order, while his cousin prospers from calamity.

A bit long, but I’m stuck.

]]> By: Seerring http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4692 Seerring Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:28:16 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4692 "Sielin the Coward is finally granted training in wizardry at the price of using his awesome and hard-won magical skills in defense of a small foreign country he has little stake in protecting." This really just covers the middle. I tried writing the whole plot but it came out as three sentences and looked like a trilogy. Although long, this story really doesn't deserve to be a trilogy. If the sentence sounds good, is that good enough? “Sielin the Coward is finally granted training in wizardry at the price of using his awesome and hard-won magical skills in defense of a small foreign country he has little stake in protecting.”

This really just covers the middle. I tried writing the whole plot but it came out as three sentences and looked like a trilogy. Although long, this story really doesn’t deserve to be a trilogy.

If the sentence sounds good, is that good enough?

]]> By: Iain M. Norman » Blog Archive » Writing one sentance summaries http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4694 Iain M. Norman » Blog Archive » Writing one sentance summaries Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:57:57 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4694 [...] last week Randy offered to critique his readers’ sample summaries. Reading these, and Randy’s insightful responses, has proved to be very educational. The main [...] […] last week Randy offered to critique his readers’ sample summaries. Reading these, and Randy’s insightful responses, has proved to be very educational. The main […]

]]> By: Martha Rogers http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4699 Martha Rogers Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:01:19 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4699 Hope it's not too late to submit. The first one is from a historical. The second is from a contemporary. I need help. An alleged murderer reclaims his life, but can he claim his beloved before someone else does? Evils from Claire Dennison's past threaten to kill all hopes for her future. Hope it’s not too late to submit. The first one is from a historical. The second is from a contemporary.
I need help.

An alleged murderer reclaims his life, but can he claim his beloved before someone else does?

Evils from Claire Dennison’s past threaten to kill all hopes for her future.

]]> By: Tiffany Shaw http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4703 Tiffany Shaw Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:53:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4703 Probably too late, but here goes: An amnesiac changeling woman must save her baby, her people, and humanity from her vengeful ex-lover. Probably too late, but here goes:

An amnesiac changeling woman must save her baby, her people, and humanity from her vengeful ex-lover.

]]> By: D! http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4712 D! Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:51:58 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4712 Hey, hope I can still get this in. Wait, that wasn't my sentence. Neither was that. Stop it. Alright, here it is: A young boy rediscovers the secrets of a forgotten book to save a society on the brink of disaster. Thanks. Hey, hope I can still get this in. Wait, that wasn’t my sentence. Neither was that. Stop it.

Alright, here it is:

A young boy rediscovers the secrets of a forgotten book to save a society on the brink of disaster.

Thanks.

]]> By: Grace Bridges http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4758 Grace Bridges Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:47:28 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4758 An oat harvester's world is turned upside-down when a mysterious Voice helps him resist governmental mind control. An oat harvester’s world is turned upside-down when a mysterious Voice helps him resist governmental mind control.

]]> By: Darrell Proctor http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4760 Darrell Proctor Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:18:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-4760 Randy - after reading your comments of the last few days I have rewritten my original one sentence summary to the following: Everyone suspects that mega-church pastor BB Wellson is responsible for the mysterious disappearance of his wife. the original was : A popular young minister’s life is rocked when God commands him to marry a whore. Same story,same premise,but hopefully more sizzle. Randy - after reading your comments of the last few days I have rewritten my original one sentence summary to the following:

Everyone suspects that mega-church pastor BB Wellson is responsible for the mysterious disappearance of his wife.

the original was : A popular young minister’s life is rocked when God commands him to marry a whore.

Same story,same premise,but hopefully more sizzle.

]]> By: Clifford D. Tate, Sr. http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-5476 Clifford D. Tate, Sr. Wed, 07 May 2008 20:30:57 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-5476 A young man is active and well respected in his church,but his addiction to internet pornography begins to ruin all his relationships. A young man is active and well respected in his church,but his addiction to internet pornography begins to ruin all his relationships.

]]> By: P.S. http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-5656 P.S. Sat, 24 May 2008 14:39:48 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-5656 So, I'm a month behind. "An apathetic deity creates the human race as a means to destroy the world, but has an emotional breakdown when he realizes that man is ignorant of his purpose." So, I’m a month behind.

“An apathetic deity creates the human race as a means to destroy the world, but has an emotional breakdown when he realizes that man is ignorant of his purpose.”

]]> By: Naomi Musch http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-6281 Naomi Musch Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:50:59 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/03/26/whats-your-one-sentence-summary/#comment-6281 Deep in the pineries of Wisconsin Territory, can Colette remain faithful in a loveless marriage, now that Manason has returned? Dare she follow her impetuous heart again? Deep in the pineries of Wisconsin Territory, can Colette remain faithful in a loveless marriage, now that Manason has returned? Dare she follow her impetuous heart again?

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