tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post1635426791726341781..comments2024-03-28T06:16:39.508+00:00Comments on Help! I Need a Publisher!: The key to a synopsis is to forget your bookNicola Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189894289540344094noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-47559935242526620022011-12-01T16:11:51.001+00:002011-12-01T16:11:51.001+00:00Nicola - this has to be one of the best guides to ...Nicola - this has to be one of the best guides to writing novel synopses I've read to date. I love the simplicity of your guide and particularly the recommendation to forget most of the book. I guess an analogy with project planning is to pull out the CRITICAL PATH of the novel and forget all the subplots and characters.<br /><br />Thankyou<br />TracyTracyFellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224475173136774530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-49222339700994319442011-11-02T21:10:32.366+00:002011-11-02T21:10:32.366+00:00Thanks Nicola, I am now looking at the synopsis di...Thanks Nicola, I am now looking at the synopsis differently...Great advice!<br />I'll put it in my weekly roundup...<br /><br />Maureen <br />New Zealand<br /><br />@craicerMaureen Crisphttp://www.maureencrisp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-22376673892705870672011-11-02T15:53:01.882+00:002011-11-02T15:53:01.882+00:00Forget the book. Love it. And so true, Synopsis is...Forget the book. Love it. And so true, Synopsis is about the key elements, the turning points, the climax and the resolution. Prove there is a properly crafted, interesting story. <br />I've written a few synopsis, but have bookmarked this page and consult when the next book is finished. Thanks Nicola.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-66944808470360845672011-11-01T15:53:19.320+00:002011-11-01T15:53:19.320+00:00I love the idea that the order of events is not im...I love the idea that the order of events is not important to a synopsis. Pieces can be pulled out of the timeline, swapped around and even subverted, so long as they still generate a strong feeling for what's going on in the book. Although the synopsis itself has to tell a story, it doesn't have to be exactly the same one.<br /><br />I find that awfully liberating. It strikes me as a Julian Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264011240312605626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-7263841388875068122011-11-01T12:38:46.274+00:002011-11-01T12:38:46.274+00:00Great post, Nicola. Love that, synopsis has to hav...Great post, Nicola. Love that, synopsis has to have an ending or it's like a body without feet, brilliant! I hear you! The 15 minute bit hit home too. I looked back at my first every synopsis, since discarded, and realised that it's much closer to your suggestions than the one I've worried and cut and worried and cut and then posted on your site for critique. Won't manage it in 15Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-46822501013808922372011-10-31T19:28:11.325+00:002011-10-31T19:28:11.325+00:00Wahey, I already have a really crap memory! I have...Wahey, I already have a really crap memory! I have to write a synopsis of my novel pretty soon, so thank goodness for that.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-12432434904863801232011-10-31T17:55:25.837+00:002011-10-31T17:55:25.837+00:00Thanks for that Nicola! My novel is about a journe...Thanks for that Nicola! My novel is about a journey so your comments are very apt.<br />Applying them may be a different thing altogether :)Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666246741812501876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-16864582192459731402011-10-31T15:55:29.853+00:002011-10-31T15:55:29.853+00:00Oh, b****r. This means, 'cut stuff out', ...Oh, b****r. This means, 'cut stuff out', doesn't it? *rips up synopsis number 10 and cries*.<br /><br />(Oh, you think I'm joking?)<br /><br />Actually, that's very helpful - thanks, Nicola.Margaret Morton Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932292910281160827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-68935886000246579282011-10-31T15:04:27.985+00:002011-10-31T15:04:27.985+00:00Brilliant timing, I'm writing a synopsis at th...Brilliant timing, I'm writing a synopsis at the moment. Thanks!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-78872968696154304232011-10-31T14:29:55.856+00:002011-10-31T14:29:55.856+00:00Yes, for a good synthesis one needs distance. Spac...Yes, for a good synthesis one needs distance. Space of time in this case that filters out the insignificant details.<br /><br />Another way to do it is to start with your synopsis first and use it as a roadmap to write the book.<br /><br />What do you think, Nicola?Katalin Havasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362554165177127331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-425728965145180472011-10-31T10:43:41.530+00:002011-10-31T10:43:41.530+00:00Hi Nicola! Phew! It's a minefield isn't it...Hi Nicola! Phew! It's a minefield isn't it?? Oh the hoops we have to jump through (held by people we have never met) in order to get our little book published. And there's me stopping drinking (or reducing would be closer to the truth...) in order to ensure I had a clearer head to address the task of seeking a publisher. You have persuaded me that perhaps I need to get back on the Stu Ayrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001940316941634308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2488887316391780144.post-8949741500753959242011-10-31T08:22:33.797+00:002011-10-31T08:22:33.797+00:00Great post Nicola. Thanks!Great post Nicola. Thanks!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238357423586809504noreply@blogger.com