Hi, Sue. I wouldn't think so, not if there was already a short synopsis. You only have to worry about it if you have to enter one, but if one's already there, it's OK. Take care. Julie Morales inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Windows/MSN Messenger (but not email): mercy0421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 ----- Original Message ----- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:02 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a tip on the short synopsis Are validators supposed to check the length of synopses??????? Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: a tip on the short synopsis That's a good idea, Scott. I keep hoping, though when I put a synopsis in the short synopsis section, that the rules have changed or my synopsis is not as long as I suspect it is, or I can slip one by (he, he). Of course, I can't, so I take out a few phrases and try again. I'm a cockeyed optimist (smile). Cindy -- Scott Blanks <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey all, > > I just wanted to throw this suggestion out to > anybody on the list. I've > seen the occasional mention of people encountering > difficulties because > their short synopsis was too long. > > What I have been doing is writing my synopsis in MS > Word, then accessing the > word count feature off of the tools menu. This > handy little dialog box > shows you the number of words, characters, lines, > etc. Obviously the only > critical statistic would be the number of > characters. Then I select the > text and copy it to the clipboard, return to the > Bookshare page, and paste > the text into the synopsis edit box. > > My friends have told me that I have a very > meticulous, and on occasion > obsessive, personality. I suppose this is one > example that might qualify, > but I hope it might help someone. > > Scott > > > > Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html