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Len Tannenbaum, Fifth Street Finance Corp. CEO, on how business owners can decide when it's the right time to sell.
Jul 5, 2012
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Like mixed signals for our company ADP employment report unexpectedly showed an increase in private sector employment and small business lending rose in May.
To its highest level so far this year so once CEO says he's improving conditions make it the perfect time to sell your business outlet.
Outgrow it.
-- and Bob CEO of Fifth Street Finance Korb joins us now with his reasons to sell.
So is this -- throw in the towers this capitalize when the going is good.
Well this is a lot of good reasons to sell one of them.
-- expiration of the bush tax cuts so anyone who sells their businesses here plus 5% any of the receipts you get.
To obamacare.
But a lot of people -- worried about obamacare both in costs of the employees and the three point nine to three point 8% additional tax.
I've traveled the country -- my -- keeping America competitive and what we found a small business owners are really scared about the impact of this.
Fact I think about fox next Thursday night talking about that with some small business owners.
I and I think that's what's really important.
And I met with -- -- of -- today who -- confirm that's our view is eighteen to 24 months the economy has to go up.
And -- 224 months just -- wall of liquidity has some relation.
We have Japan has emerged from -- -- like a partisan Sumitomo with the increased the consumption tax but of course you've got Europe.
Number four and you know this is just -- important lenders have lots of money we have a 1000000003 and assets we have 400 million deploy their lots -- wonders with money.
There's a good time to cite your business 'cause we have -- -- but according to to number five could register then we got some merger and acquisition activity numbers and the -- the -- is down about 15% for the first half of this year have comparatively over year over year.
So what do you believe is going to be the market to be buying all these businesses that -- are telling sell your business now.
Well what you're -- seller you of something called the earn out so you really have to.
Benchmark what's gonna happen next year in this chair chip certainty for an eighteen month periods a good time I greet him a little surprised -- -- is down.
I think the last come -- shall I -- would be a big big fourth quarter with the.
Globally it's particularly since they're yields nowhere to be found I mean it this is the time and all that cash could be put into play.
And that's part of the fun of buying -- business let let me just push back a little bit.
Because some people say that we have been repressing demand not is that a lot of people out there are a lot of partners want a row right a lot of businesses want to expand but they've been so afraid for all the reasons you correctly.
That is if there is a very big change in economic policy United States one that's more growth friendly.
Maybe this is a time when businesses could take off so that means now's the time we should hold love your small business if you have think it has potential there what happens of this more certainty what happens if the Republicans take all three houses and have certainty or.
They don't tip off three houses and Obama decides okay.
We're gonna compromise and develop certainty either way you're actually right to be great time to grow.
But you have this uncertainty with.
Had this government figured out it's never been -- -- color are actually their businesses they grow to love their businesses particularly if -- businesses that they themselves have grown.
And they would want to be there when that business takes off but I'm empathetic guy Kerr from one person in a basement over fifteen years so we're 47 people and a 1000000003 and assets.
And it's my baby it's my fourth child and ask my -- don't -- -- I think that the economy might take off.
Of that -- number five point that we just put up on the screen and that is one thing that's certain for the foreseeable future.
Or at least certain point in 2014.
That we -- will be low interest rates very low borrowing costs right.
That's a point to senate to hold on to a business NSA to sell -- -- this other ways besides selling by the way when it went -- entrepreneur sells their business they shut rollover some equity.
They should keep their skin in the game.
Just -- you let private equity or strategic take it.
You want to have a continuing interest in the business and so when I say sell your business I don't mean your -- -- walking away.
When I mean as -- you're having a five year transition plan.
And walking in growing your business but also maximizing value -- itself the buffet you get to stay a product that's right Lexus managers I got adds I don't.
Quickly what's the unemployment number tomorrow what's your guess.
I think unemployment in this continue to be challenging -- 67 companies I think.
You know plus plus 150 ish type of thing would be my -- but of course it's a -- -- the unemployment rate.
I think the unemployment rate is manipulate an election year so I have no idea.
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There's been a revolution at Pinchbeck Elementary. Take a moment and let the fourth-grade parents tell you about it: "My daughter always complained about going to school until this year," said one. "Now she can't wait to go and she is so excited about what she is learning." "My child was starting to dread school," said another, "because the rigor of the SOLs was creating pressure to squeeze so much material into the school day. Mr. [Ryan] Stein has creatively managed to marry fun with learning." "[Our child] was struggling, had low self esteem due to low grades, and had little on-on-one attention and guidance from his prior school," said a third parent. This year he . . . never wants to miss school." Even students who were "okay with school" in the BMS [Before Mr. Stein] era have been transformed – into wildly enthusiastic. "My daughter comes home each day talking about all the things she is doing in class," said a parent. "She is eager to do homework [or] sing a song about [what she is learning]." "In a few short weeks," added another, "Mr. Stein has turned my son around from being a reluctant reader to being an enthusiastic one. My son's grades have gone up and he can't wait to get to school. "I have never seen my child so happy and eager to learn," wrote one enthused parent. "Mr. Stein is the teacher every parent dreams of having for their child." In Ryan Stein's class, say parents, there is no such thing as rote memorization. Instead of lecturing about the trials and tribulations of Jamestown, he has students dress up and hold a mock trial, playing the roles of judges and lawyers. He also brings in "mystery readers" from the community and writes songs for the students that teach Virginia history. The students then dress as characters from that period and sing the lyrics to create a "dance video." "He is the textbook case for the way teachers should be teaching to prepare their students for the 21st century," wrote a parent. "In the first nine weeks of school, my son has already composed a PowerPoint book report and a video book, been a lawyer in a mock trial, acted in a rap video and filmed a Claymation animation video. That is some pretty techno-savvy work for fourth graders. "Mr. Stein truly brings learning to life." Outside of class, Stein (pictured with his class on '70s day) attends students' extracurricular activities and conducts voluntary reading groups, allowing students who have read the book to eat lunch with him and discuss it. He also invites students to stay after school and watch movies based on books the class has read. If a student is upset about something, he eats lunch with the child and shares his own growing-up experiences. During recess, when the boys in his class like to play football, he refuses to segregate the class and supervise the girls in a separate activity. Instead, he plays quarterback for the girls' team and leads them in games with the boys. An advocate of year-round schools, Stein has created blogs and other tools as a way of extending learning outside the school day. Because instructional time is so limited, he said, it is imperative for students to have a tool that they will "embrace, enjoy using and learn from at home daily, including the weekends." Stein, who has provided hundreds of workshops for college students and teachers on integrating 21st-century technology into teaching, said he developed his teaching philosophy by "stealing bits and pieces" from outstanding teachers and administrators he has known. "But hands down," he said, "the greatest influence on me [as a teacher] has been my mother. Her passion, determination, work ethic, and enthusiasm for making a difference in the world are highlighted every single day in my classroom. She made me realize that life is about whom we are and what we give rather than what we have." This past January, he experienced his most rewarding moment as a teacher when the 100th Virginia school chose to implement History MVP, the educational songs and computer software program he developed for daily instruction. "My dream of implementing my innovative teaching tools and philosophy by using music and dance to engage, educate, and inspire children in school all throughout Virginia has finally come true," said Stein. "I have found my profession to be extremely rewarding, and I am grateful to all my students for enriching my life." |
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The parade, which begins at 3 p.m., is sponsored by the Battlefield Ruritans and Henrico County Parks and Recreation and is held in conjunction with the James River Boat Parade. It is led by a grand marshal along Old Osborne Turnpike and ends at the Osborne Boat Landing, where hundreds of community members gather to await nightfall and the arrival of lighted boats, concluding a festive holiday celebration. > Read more.
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The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
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Henricus Historical Park has a new, messy guest. Eleanor, a rare five-month-old Tamworth pig, was donated this month to the Chesterfield park by the Chesterfield County Farm Bureau as part of an effort to enhance the living history museum's partnership with the Virginia Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. Eleanor and her livestock pig and goat neighbors at the park will be a special attraction for the schoolchildren and others who visit the Henricus Historical Park. Eventually, she will triple from her current 150-pound weight and grow to about two feet tall. > Read more.
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Holiday events are in full swing this weekend in eastern Henrico! The Henrico Theatre will show the holiday classic "Elf" and the Concert Ballet of Virginia will perform a shortened version of "The Nutcracker" at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center. On Sunday the North Airport Drive Civic Association's annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at Fire Station #3. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Last year, for example, the study from criminologists at Northeastern University says 426 black males between the ages of 14 and 17 were killed in gun crimes. That's a 40 percent increase from 2000.
An estimated 964 in the same age group committed fatal shootings in 2007 -- a 38 percent increase from seven years earlier.
The number of young white men who committed gun-related homicides also rose between 2000 and 2007 -- but not as dramatically.
The study puts some blame on the Bush administration for cutting grants to local police and juvenile crime prevention programs.
Incoming Vice President Joe Biden has promised funding to put 50,000 new police officers on the street.
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Escape the summer heat. Engage your mind and spirit with a unique display of wood cut prints at Brandstater Gallery. The Exquisite Corpse show, featuring 20 intricate prints of wood cut art by La Sierra's students and art faculty, involves vertical wood cut prints in black with touches of muted reds in some instances. Each full piece melds together three separately created sections for heads, torsos and legs. Various student artists along with assistant art professor Tim Musso and art department chair Beatríz Mejia-Krumbein created each individual work. The wood cuts portray the artists' perceptions and creativity in very unique ways.While feasting on interesting visual arts, inspire your soul with music at Brandstater. A concert will be held Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. in the gallery, featuring concert pianist/Yale University student Michael Noble and tenor Jason Lee. Admission is free.Brandstater Gallery's summer hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. For further information call 951-785-2959.
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Ossining MATTERS raises cash by 'selling' educators
Amy Seiden was outbid online Wednesday by a 13-year-old in Ossining who really wants to win that shoe-shopping trip with teachers Sarah Arbitrio and Linda Whitney.
And with just three days to go, the leading bid to be assistant princpal for a day at Roosevelt Elementary School is up to $50.
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Not one to let an opportunity pass, state Sen. Greg Ball (R-Patterson) is trying to parlay an on-air skirmish with CNN's Piers Morgan into some campaign dollars.
On Tuesday, the Republican lawmaker, known for his conservative views, sent an email blast to supporters patting himself on the back for putting "Piers in his place" and banging on his tin cup for contributions.
Read more »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorses Ken Jenkins for Westchester County exec
An icon of the Democratic Party in the Hudson Valley, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., endorsed Board of Legislators chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) for Westchester County executive on Tuesday.
"Ken has the moral fiber, administrative talent, idealism and beef jerky toughness to stand up to the big shots, end the corruption and restore Westchester as the Empire State's paradigm of good government,"...
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Few agencies live by the numbers more than the MTA.
After all, the perpetually cash-strapped transportation agency has a $12.6 billion budget with a $450 million hole in it. Gaps that big can drive a bean counter crazy. Not to mention reporters with limited math skills.
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Did Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino act morally when he chose a local nonprofit organization to refurbish and manage Rye Playland, the county-owned amusement park?
Philosophers John Rawls and Immanuel Kant don't think so.
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In a...
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The bridge has not yet been built, but the accolades are already starting to come.
On Friday, New York State Thruway Authority chairman Howard Milstein received the Lifetime Leadership Award from the Regional Plan Association for his work leading the agency's efforts to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge.
In receiving the honor from the group, founded in the 1920s to provide a blueprint for...
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Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is urging Bee-Line riders to Bee-Aware.
Taking a page from the New York City Transit system's popular "If You See Something, Say Something" ads, the county has come up with its own ad campaign to get riders to report suspicious packages left unattended on buses.
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Five Metro-North stations on the Harlem Line will be getting a spring cleaning.
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Read more »Sophia Stevens, Saranac eighth-grader, creates mock state test
Teachers have been letting off a lot of steam lately about how standardized tests don't inspire creativity. Not true for one upstate 13-year-old, Sophia Stevens of Saranac.
As reported by The Washington Post blog Answer Sheet, Stephens actually created an entire mock test Sunday, constructed as a clever commentary on state tests, which students began taking Tuesday.
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By James P. DeWan, Special to Tribune Newspapers
December 5, 2012
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Call me paranoid, but I have this creepy feeling that I may need to go into hiding. You see, once all of you realize how easy it is to make a simple pasta sauce, and how you've been wasting you're hard-earned money all these years buying that packaged stuff, you may never buy a jar of pre-made sauce again.
And that's really going to irritate the black-hearted overlords of those power-mad multinational sauce conglomerates. They'll be wanting my head on a stick for sure.
Why you need to learn this
Corporate assassins be darned, though. I'll not shy from the blessed truth: You can make an awesomely good pasta sauce in just barely more time than it takes to heat up a jar of pre-made. Add to that the fact that yours will be cheaper. Plus, it won't have any chemical preservatives or artificial flavors.
The steps you take
We'll focus on tomato-based sauces because you can't think of pasta without at some point thinking tomato sauce. First we'll look at the method of producing a good sauce, and by "method" we mean the order in which we do stuff.
Once you understand the method, you can start to think about the individual steps that make up that method, and then, any shortcuts you can take to make the method easier and quicker.
So, look, if I were going to make about a quart of really tasty tomato sauce, here's what I'd do:
1. Slice 4 to 6 pieces of bacon into 1-by-1/4-inch pieces ("lardons") and crisp them up in a dry saucepan over medium to medium-high heat.
2. Remove the bacon, but leave the fat. Then, turn the heat up to high and add some aromatic vegetables cut into small to medium dice — about a cup, total, should do it for a quart of sauce. You'll want onions, for sure, but you could also include a little green pepper, celery or carrot. When those guys get a little color on them, after about 5 minutes, toss in a little crushed or minced garlic and saute for another 30 seconds, just until it's fragrant.
3. If you want meat, when your aromatics are just starting to color, before you add the garlic, add some ground beef (or pork or lamb or sausage) — about a pound should do it. Saute the meat until it's cooked through, just a few minutes of cooking time, then add the garlic. If you don't want meat in the sauce, skip to the next step.
4. Add your tomato product. Puree the contents of a 28-ounce can of plum tomatoes, or save yourself some effort and use crushed or ground tomatoes or even tomato puree. There's no right or wrong; it's just whichever product you prefer, based largely on its consistency.
5. Add any other vegetables you want: If you like mushrooms, saute them in oil over very high heat until they're browned and cooked through (about 5 minutes), then add them to the sauce. You could also just throw the raw mushrooms into the pan along with the tomato product. They'll cook in the sauce and your final product will be fine, but I still like sauteing them separately for the color and the resulting flavors that come from that browning. Other good vegetables include slices of bell peppers, chunks of onion, fresh peas or slices of summer squash.
6. Add about a tablespoon of dried herbs, season with salt and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add the reserved bacon just before serving. (Take the easy way out and use prepackaged "Italian Seasoning" mix, or add your own mix of dried or fresh herbs: oregano, basil, thyme, black pepper, crushed red pepper, fennel seed, bay leaf — any mix of these will work. If you have fresh herbs, double the amount. Remember: There's no right or wrong about this, so give yourself permission to experiment.)
These six steps will give you a perfectly delicious sauce in a relatively short period of time — 20 to 30 minutes.
If you're short of time, though, look at the steps we can leave out:
1. Forget the bacon. Use bacon fat if you have it, or, just use regular butter or olive oil.
2. No time to cut up and saute vegetables? Forget it. Use granulated garlic and onion if you have it.
3. Meat? Feh. Who really needs it?
4. Tomatoes. A 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes makes a really nice sauce. If it's too thin for your taste, cook it down to thicken. If it's too thick, add some water, stock or tomato juice.
5. Vegetables will add to the cooking time, some more than others. Peas are the quickest, onions arguably the longest.
6. Add your herbs and salt.
See what we've done: We've reduced an originally six-step method to the following:
Open a 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes and heat it along with about a tablespoon Italian herb mix. Season with salt and simmer for about 10 minutes and you're done.
Remember: no right or wrong. After two or three tries, I'll bet you'll love the result.
James P. DeWan is a culinary instructor at Kendall College.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Testing...Testing...is This Query On? Diagnosing Problem Stories
I mentioned before how I like to write queries before I start a novel, because I find it helps me pinpoint the core pieces of my novel and lets me know right away if I'm missing one. Today, I'd like to take that a step further and do some troubleshooting, pointing out some common query-writing problems that aren't really about the query, and why you might be having them.
Sometimes you can't write a query because there's an inherent flaw with the novel. Until that gets fixed, the query (and novel) will never work. If you're testing your novel it's not so bad, but if you've spent years writing it, and suddenly find yourself struggling with a query, it can be pretty disheartening. (Especially if you're like me and re-wrote that same flawed novel twice, trying to get it right)
One important note here...
I'm not saying having trouble writing a query means you're book is doomed. Sometimes you just have trouble with a query. This post is for the query that just will not under any circumstance work. If you've been banging your head against the keyboard, and getting all kinds of frustrating feedback, and you have that sinking feeling maybe it's the book, this diagnostic might help find out why it's not working.
Well, It's About, um, Well, it's Like This...
Probably the most common query issue is not knowing how to condense your novel into a few sentences. This usually happens because you don't know what your story is about, and you've developed a premise novel. Premise novels are books where a really cool idea (premise) is explored, but none of the characters really have a stake in what's going on. They're just there to act out a part and show off the cool premise.
Queries With This Problem Often Look Like: You see a lot of back story and world building in a premise novel query. Cool histories, neat ideas, grand notions. But when you look close, you don't see a character actually trying to do anything. It's more explanation of why they need to do it, and it frequently links into a huge plot/prophecy/conspiracy/tragic history/mistake of some type. The "past" often plays a major role, usually something that happened to make the world/protag the way it is. It reads a lot like set up for a novel, really.
Is This Your Problem?: Can you identify your protag? Can you identify their main problem? Can you identify the major conflict that is driving them to the end of the novel? Can you identity what they need to do to resolve this conflict? If you answered no to any of these, there's a good chance you have a premise novel and there's no protag with a goal driving your story.
How Do I Fix it?: Find your protag and figure out what they're trying to accomplish. Find the core conflict of the novel and make sure that's what the protag is working toward solving the whole book. Take a closer look at your subplots and make sure that they connect to and support this core conflict, or work within the theme of your novel.
It's Important Because, Well, You See There's This Bad Guy...
The second most common issue is lack of stakes, and quite often you'll find a premise novel also has a lack of stakes. If there's no real goal, then how can there be consequences if no one achieves it? You'll also see this when the stakes aren't really "bad." Like when the love interest has to chose between two men, but either will make her happy and there's no downside to picking one over the other. If it's just not grabbing folks, you could have a who cares? novel.
Queries With This Problem Often Look Like: You'll see a lot of explanation about what happens, but little to no "why" or "why it matters." Or if there is a "why it matters," there are no consequences to the protag making that choice. (Like in the above romance example). It's about someone who goes through some stuff and makes a choice (or not) but nothing bad will happen if they make the wrong choice.
Is This Your Problem?: Can you identify the risk the protag is taking? Can you identify the consequence if they lose or fail? Is that consequence something that will adversely change their life forever? If you answered no to any of these, you might have a problem with stakes and there's nothing to make a reader care if your protag wins or not.
How Do I Fix it?: Find the reason for readers to care and add some real stakes. Look at the things your protag has to lose if they fail this quest/journey/problem. Give their choices consequences and force them to make hard decisions. Nothing should be easy for them, and if they make the wrong choice, very bad things should happen to them.
It's About These People Who...Oh? You're Heard it? But This is With Ninjas!
One of the roughest problems is a novel that uses a well-loved idea, but didn't put a fresh enough spin on it. These can be real gut-kickers, because you might be able to write a good query, but no one is hooked by it. It might even be a good book, but one that just doesn't quite break out of the pack.
Queries With This Problem Often Look Like: People read your query and instantly say it reminds them of that book/movie/TV show. You'll also see common ideas, or generalities instead of something unique to that story. You secretly worry that it sounds too much like "X Book" and feel the need to explain to folks why you're book isn't like that at all.
Is This Your Problem?: This one is tougher to diagnose. It takes real soul searching and objectivity to overcome the natural love we have for our stories and see them as they truly are. Can you identify the difference between your novel and the "well known" one? Are those differences different enough to set the novel apart? Is the setting different? Are the characters different? Is the plot different? If you answered no (and don't hedge... sorta counts as a no) to several of these, you might not have a fresh enough take yet to set this novel apart.
How Do I Fix it?: Find new angles on your story. Take what's similar to another book and look for ways to make them different. Remember that theme and general premise are fine, and lots of books have the same idea but are vastly different. Taking the girl who meets a mysterious vampire at school and making it the girl who meets a mysterious vampire at band practice probably isn't enough of a change to make the story feel fresh. What goes underneath the trappings of story is what matters. The same story can be told a million different ways. The plot that tells that story is where you need to be as original as possible. And plot is all about what happens to whom and why.
It's Just Way Too Complicated to Explain in Two Paragraphs!
Epic fantasies and historical novels run into this one a lot. You have so much in your story you can't explain it in 300 words or less. You've got a bloater -- a novel that has taken on a life of its own. Every secondary character has their own storyline, stories are told over vast periods of time, events are happening on a grand scale and there's often some major darkness at the end of it everyone's trying to stop (or make happen, as the antag POV is often part of this).
Queries With This Problem Often Look Like: Over one page. You also typically find several characters and what their histories are, frequently in list form with each character getting their own paragraph, and a summation paragraph at the end that says why all these people need to do whatever it is they're doing. You also often see a lot of world building or set up explaining why this event is so important, but the stakes themselves are frequently vague, like "to save the world" or "to stop the rampaging evil."
Is This Your Problem?: Can you identify the theme or problem linking all the plot lines together? Can you take out any one (or more) characters and the story resolves pretty much the same way? (don't hedge here, be strong) Does it start when things start to go wrong? Are all the subplots vital to the resolution? Can you cut any of them and still have the story resolve the same? If you answered no to any of these, you might be facing a bloater.
How Do I Fix it?: Repetition is the most likely culprit in this kind of novel, and you're probably showing the same things from multiple character perspectives. Not necessarily the same event (though this isn't unusual), but the same kind of scene. People fighting, escaping, discovering things, etc. Stuff is happening all the time, but only one, maybe two of those things really matter so the stakes barely escalate, or escalate, then stay flat for a long time, because we need to see how seven different people react to something. Look for characters that can be merged into one, which trims the novel, and deepens that character as they'll have more conflict. Find the characters who truly need to be there and cut the rest. Weed out extra subplots that don't advance the core story. Identifying your key players in the story helps a lot as well, as you'll have something driving the story and can chose which others to keep or cut based on how they affect that core story.
There are other problems you can run into with queries, but these are some of the most common reasons for queries to kick your butt that really have to do with the novel, not the query. Being objective can be hard, but sometimes taking a hard look and being honest with yourself can save that story you love and turn it into something that you can sell.
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This was a very interesting approach to looking at your novel.
I also think it helps to highlight the difference between "I can't describe my novel in 300 words" and "I don't want to describe my novel in 300 words." The former is trouble, the latter is just over-thinking.
*goes off to chop up thirteen premise novels in character novels*Donna, I don't write literary, but I've discussed it and read about writing queries for it, so take this with a grain or two of salt...
The theme is often what ties together the POVs in a literary novel, so you might focus on that as something that ties your query together. Best I can suggest is to reads the cover copy for as many YA lit novels as you can and see how hey handle it. Your query will be similar, you'll just be specific with details instead of being vague. You don't want to give away stuff to readers, but agents need those details to see how your book is unique.
As for a "is this a problem..."
I suspect that if you have multiple POVs and it's literary, and you can't show how each POV plays into the theme and explores your story question, you could have a problem. Best I can do, LOL. Not a genre I read, so my knowledge is limited.Great post. I'm also working on my query and trying to cut to the main plot and stakes, so this is helpful. You're right, it's hard to cut a 300 page book to a paragraph or two. Perhaps you could post your query if you'd be willing. It was obviously successful. I may have at least part of it from Kristen Nelson's blog.
ReplyDelete- CarradeeMar 29, 2010, 4:32:00 PM
Wow. This is handy. But then all your posts are. :D
I LOVE your idea to start out with the query, though, and I intend to start implementing it. Nataline, I analyzed my query a while back, the same time my agent posted it on her blog. So here's that link, (and Kristin's link is in there, too). I like this example because it shows what I was trying to accomplish by choosing what I did.
Queries are such a great diagnostic tool.- AnonymousApr 5, 2010, 4:58:00 PM
This is a great technical blog. It is of practical value because as I read through it I was forced to look long and hard and I had the sinking feeling this was mine, until you gave more information and I found out it was not.
I would like to see you write a similar blog about novels that are so original and different they fall outside the desired mainstream. I suspect there are a number of us who fear we just may have written this type. I would also like to see you address the issue of whether an agent will be interested in novels like this at all. Is this a non-starter? Welcome to the blog, Theresa!
Lynne, I figured this stuff out because I kept doing it, so I totally know how scary that feels. But I think it's better to know what's wrong than wonder, no matter how rough it is to face. Facing my hopeless novel made me start The Shifter, and that turned out great! Who knows how many others will do the same thing?


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