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 [...]
Outwardly there may not seem to be a great deal of difference between the Two Pager and the Four Pager except (obviously) two extra pages. But there is a difference in focus that might help make it easier for you to construct.
So far we’ve been following the Ten Point outline–making sure we cover all the [...]
As we close the posts on the Two Page Synopsis I’ll show you how you can expand a couple of other sections so that you can do the same for the remaining points and complete your Two Pager on your own.
Last time, we expanded our Heroine’s backstory and internal conflict, which gave an example of [...]
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 [...]
Today we’re continuing with our ten point implementation of the requirements for a character-based synopsis. These are:
The hook
The heroine, her backstory, and internal conflict
The hero, his backstory and internal conflict
The external conflict
First stage co-operation
Intimacy
Reversion
Second stage co-operation
Black moment
Resolution
Last time, we tackled points one through three. If you’ve missed out on the journey so far, it’s not too [...]
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