tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post6341607044658301391..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: How to Use Proper Nouns in a QueryAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-37916131866682457432011-03-05T05:59:56.130+07:002011-03-05T05:59:56.130+07:00Great point! I probably wouldn't have thought ...Great point! I probably wouldn't have thought of that :)Keriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-86100559376679788422011-03-05T01:21:48.485+07:002011-03-05T01:21:48.485+07:00This makes sense because "his mother" or...This makes sense because "his mother" or "the officer" tells the reader more than a name would. Thanks, Adam!Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-38885513193648150742011-03-04T21:11:04.927+07:002011-03-04T21:11:04.927+07:00Yeah, I think it's different for loglines, Sus...Yeah, I think it's different for loglines, Susan. As you say, I'd be wary of using any names at all.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-48906197167319404072011-03-04T21:07:36.833+07:002011-03-04T21:07:36.833+07:00This was a hard one for me to figure out - not onl...This was a hard one for me to figure out - not only for the query, but for my log line. But I realized it really works when my book came out and the first thing everyone says is, "What's it about?" No one wants to hear the names, but they all want to know it's about a college girl and a Navy recruit.<br /><br />Now, if I could just figure this out for my querie(s)! Thanks for the reminder!Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-87283291931329791472011-03-04T21:01:36.904+07:002011-03-04T21:01:36.904+07:00All that to say: I think you're doing the righ...All that to say: I think you're doing the right thing, Matthew!Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-85908731007938668712011-03-04T21:00:55.278+07:002011-03-04T21:00:55.278+07:00@aspiring: As always, I'm glad when my advice ...<b>@aspiring:</b> As always, I'm glad when my advice actually helps somebody :-)<br /><br /><b>@Matthew:</b> It's especially hard with an ensemble cast, I think. But I still think it's right. If you were telling someone what the A-Team or X-Men were about, you wouldn't rattle off the names of everyone on the team. You'd talk about Hannibal and Xavier, and name maybe one other member of the team if the story was about them more than the others.Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-87508371664489409042011-03-04T20:41:58.303+07:002011-03-04T20:41:58.303+07:00Excellent advice. I say basically the same thing w...Excellent advice. I say basically the same thing when I critique queries. Please make sure you name the protag, and feel free to name the antag, but only name the love interest and the best friend if you absolutely have to. Anyone else should be left out completely, or at the very most identified without being actually named.<br /><br />It's interesting, because my own novel has a pretty big ensemble cast, but I go to special pains not to give anyone a proper name in my query except the MC.<br /><br />Great post. Thanks Adam!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-13766571244829883292011-03-04T19:54:03.042+07:002011-03-04T19:54:03.042+07:00great point!!! that clears things up SO MUCH!great point!!! that clears things up SO MUCH!vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.com