A Question about Writing a Synopsis for a First Person POV novel.
What if a novel has only mild romantic elements? Do you still think the hero’s background/internal conflict should be given emphasis in the synopsis? What about if the novel is chick lit and therefore heavily first person POV?
Yes. Regardless of the intensity of the romantic element in a novel, the hero’s background and internal conflict need to come into the synopsis. But how much you put in depends on how that background or conflict affects the heroine. Same applies to anything written in first person.
Don’t forget that–whether the novel is first person POV (point of view) or not–the synopsis must be written in the third person. This is a good thing, because it enables you to present the way the hero’s/romantic interest’s conflict, actions, and reactions affect your heroine and her journey.
If you think you should write your synopsis in the first person to mimic the voice of your novel, the short answer is: don’t. Maintain your light (or dark!) voice by all means, but always present your synopsis in third person. The synopsis is not the story. The story is the story. The synopsis tells about the story.
You, the author, are synopsizing what happens, not re-living it as a character.
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