In this post we’re continuing with our series about writing a synopsis. If you’re joining us for the first time you might want to have a look at the previous posts (found on the Series Page). In those we’ve seen that by condensing the essence of our novel into something small (the fifty word High [...]
A mistake many writers make is imagining that a synopsis is merely a summary of their story. It’s one of the aspects, sure, but it’s far more than that. A synopsis is actually a marketing tool, and if you adjust your mindset to think of it that way then the whole thing becomes a lot [...]
If you’ve followed my last two blogs, you should now have the fifty word “High Concept” heart of your novel, and the first part of your back-of-the-book blurb–covering the four points a reader would expect to be there: hero, heroine, external situation, and a hint of the major conflicts the main characters are going to have [...]
Continue reading about Your Novel–In Four Paragraphs Or Less (Aspect 2)
I’ve had few questions recently about writing a synopsis–most of them along the lines of “how do I condense everything that happens in my completed ninety thousand word novel into ten pages or less?”
It’s a good question. But a better one is: “How do I condense everything that happens in my completed ninety thousand word [...]
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