Also by Hilari Bell:
- Show & Tell : the proper uses of summary
- The Most Common Intermediate Mistake: Inactive Protagonists
- Fixing the Most Common Intermediate Mistake: How scene sequel structure forces your protagonist to become active
- A Time to Write: How to phrase your New Year's resolution properly
- Are you the Next American Idol? Some things to think about before you self-publish
- Show & Tell: & 4 other tips on Avoiding Common Mistakes
- TV or Not TV isn't the Question: Why we don't care what kids do instead of reading
- How Big a Hammer? Is it important for the reader to understand your theme?
- Playing for Higher Stakes: Why your dog is more important than the universe
- Setup and Payoff: Creating more emotional impact in your story
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Bookmark on DeliciousA Tale of Two Synopsises: More on writing a synopsis that works
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Published: Aug. 29, 2011
Words: 2197 (approximate)
Language: English
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What your synopsis needs beyond those five points.Extended description
In this companion piece to Writing the Dread Synopsis, I explain what besides those five story structure points has to appear in a synopsis, and how to make a one to two page summary of a 200 page novel come alive.Tags
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