So you've finished off the latest revision of your manuscript, and have decided it's time to try sending it out. "That's great," you might think. And the excitement might even last for a few hours. But then, when it's time to proof your query letter and make sure that summary is absolutely perfect, the excitement starts to wear off. There's so much pressure put on the summary you write for your book. (Although much of it may be self-inflicted.) I still don't know if the summary is perfect, but I think I'm getting close to something, so I've decided to post it and see what some of you may have to say about it. Feel free to leave any suggestions/comments in the comments box at the bottom. I'd love to hear from you!
At any
given time there is exactly one Desiderium walking the Earth. And no matter
what anyone might think they saw, that person absolutely cannot be seventeen-year-old
Rhiley Winters. No way. The Desiderium, after all, has the power to make her
strongest desires a reality—literally. The last one wished for a baby with
every fiber of her being, and minutes later a screaming infant appeared out of
thin air. And that’s nothing like what just happened to Rhiley in history
class. Not even close.
But let’s
just say Rhiley was the Desiderium (hypothetically speaking, of course). She
would be the reason no one on this planet is allowed to feel desire. Plus
there’s the tiny detail of finding herself at the top of every government’s most
wanted list. After all, there’s no telling what kind of havoc she could wreak
on society with her newfound ability. And if they do execute her (which would
be highly unnecessary because she’s definitely not the Desiderium), as soon as
she dies the ability would be passed on to someone else, and Rhiley would be nothing
but a black mark in history books for generations to come.
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