24-08-2016, 04:37 PM
A Few Winning Synopses
Does the word synopsis make you shiver with dread? If so, I hope this page will at least
bring that shiver down a few notches.
I’ve heard of writers who do the synopsis before they write a word of the novel, but I’m not
one of them. I never write my synopsis until the manuscript is complete--and usually
polished. I guess I just like to put it off. I’ve asked around and found I had a lot of
company. Sometimes you might even need to do that synopsis first, maybe for an agent or
an editor, maybe on more than one book. It doesn't matter if you do it first or last, long or
short, though, it has to get done sooner or later.
For that reason, I’ve asked around and found some wonderful authors who landed
contracts with either a big-name agent or a major publisher, thanks to their synopses.
These kind writers have agreed to let me place their winning synopses here, just to help
others who find themselves staring at a blank page trying to figure out what a good one
should even look like, what bases it should cover, how much to tell, and so on.
I’ve placed the author's names with their synopsis with a page link through the name so you can
check out their sites. I also added a buy the book page link at the bottom of each synopsis so
you can get the book that the synopsis was written for.
Does the word synopsis make you shiver with dread? If so, I hope this page will at least
bring that shiver down a few notches.
I’ve heard of writers who do the synopsis before they write a word of the novel, but I’m not
one of them. I never write my synopsis until the manuscript is complete--and usually
polished. I guess I just like to put it off. I’ve asked around and found I had a lot of
company. Sometimes you might even need to do that synopsis first, maybe for an agent or
an editor, maybe on more than one book. It doesn't matter if you do it first or last, long or
short, though, it has to get done sooner or later.
For that reason, I’ve asked around and found some wonderful authors who landed
contracts with either a big-name agent or a major publisher, thanks to their synopses.
These kind writers have agreed to let me place their winning synopses here, just to help
others who find themselves staring at a blank page trying to figure out what a good one
should even look like, what bases it should cover, how much to tell, and so on.
I’ve placed the author's names with their synopsis with a page link through the name so you can
check out their sites. I also added a buy the book page link at the bottom of each synopsis so
you can get the book that the synopsis was written for.
