Big Bad Synopsis
So I now have a link in my sidebar that leads you to a synopsis in progress of my novel in progress! Maybe my musings on character will make more sense now. As is the nature of "in progress," plot/character, etc. are subject to change or rearrange. In fact, I have an another synopsis that outlines potential edits for each chapter! I won't subject you to that though. You need a little surprise.
I really HATE writing chapter-by-chapter synopsi (what is the proper plural of synopsis?). You'll see that my synopsis is ridiculously verbose and detailed. Every detail seems important to me, so I never can bear to leave anything out. When I have finished a full draft and have revised to coherency, I hope to have a friend read the whole thing to:
A. give me feedback on the coherency factor, -and-
B. volunteer to write a concise, brief chapter-by-chapter synopsis to submit to editors and lit agents.
If you think you are that awesome person, step right up!
And now, I depart to work more on Chapter 16, which may not end up being CHapter 16, but perhaps 17. Or 15. Or....
I really HATE writing chapter-by-chapter synopsi (what is the proper plural of synopsis?). You'll see that my synopsis is ridiculously verbose and detailed. Every detail seems important to me, so I never can bear to leave anything out. When I have finished a full draft and have revised to coherency, I hope to have a friend read the whole thing to:
A. give me feedback on the coherency factor, -and-
B. volunteer to write a concise, brief chapter-by-chapter synopsis to submit to editors and lit agents.
If you think you are that awesome person, step right up!
And now, I depart to work more on Chapter 16, which may not end up being CHapter 16, but perhaps 17. Or 15. Or....
Labels: novel, plot, writing etc.
posted by Jess | 11:47 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Jess,
This is my first time visiting your blog--it's a really attractive look. I, too, can't stand writing the synopsis of my novel. All that effort in writing a rich, round chapter, and then you have to flatten it to two sentences. I am hoping it will be much more pleasant after revisions (when the relative importance of all those pesky details becomes clear).
See you Thursday,
Kate
We should just write each other's! "In this chapter, Penelope learns about chum, smoking while boating, and what happens when your dreamboat turns out to be a leaky rubber raft."
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