Who Killed the Synopsis?
Oh. No one. What a pity.
Yes, I'm at that point in every writer's life. Well, every novelist's life. The book is done and almost through the editing rounds, meaning it's almost ready to go to my agent. But it cannot go without...a synopsis.
I despise them. I truly do. I pretend that I'm okay with them, but I'm not. They turn my books into something dull and lifeless. And I find it hard to believe anyone's going to buy my books based on the present tense reiteration of the plot and characters.
From what my agent's told me, most if not all writers hate writing a synopsis, for the same reasons I do. She's not sold on their effectiveness, either, however, she's savvy enough to know you have to have a full arsenal if you want to win the publishing war. So, it's off to write a synopsis I go.
But I'm not happy about it.
So there.
Cheryl Walker
Yes, I'm at that point in every writer's life. Well, every novelist's life. The book is done and almost through the editing rounds, meaning it's almost ready to go to my agent. But it cannot go without...a synopsis.
I despise them. I truly do. I pretend that I'm okay with them, but I'm not. They turn my books into something dull and lifeless. And I find it hard to believe anyone's going to buy my books based on the present tense reiteration of the plot and characters.
From what my agent's told me, most if not all writers hate writing a synopsis, for the same reasons I do. She's not sold on their effectiveness, either, however, she's savvy enough to know you have to have a full arsenal if you want to win the publishing war. So, it's off to write a synopsis I go.
But I'm not happy about it.
So there.
Cheryl Walker
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posted by Cheryl Walker at
2:24 PM
4 Comments:
I'm with you. Synopsis? Can't the publisher just look at a paragraph and then read the book? Geez! I hate a long-winded review and ultimately, that's what a synopsis really is. I can't think of one seven-page summary that I've ever really read. I've written them, but I've never read them. That's probably why I'm neither an agent or publisher. Good luck!:D
Thank you! It's the least fun thing to do, writing-wise, at least in my opinion. But do it I must.
But I resent it. LOL!
Cheryl
Resent it all you like. But if we are ever to see it on the bookstore shelves, write the darned synopsis. All professions have their less than lovely aspects. The clerical parts of mine drive me batty.
MaryL
*sigh* I hate it when someone brings LOGIC into the whole discussion. (Mean thing.) LOL!
Fine, fine. It's written and ready to be edited down to something coherent. So...getting there.
Cheryl
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