StorytimeWednesday

  How to Write a Synopsis for a book or screenplay! A synopsis is basically a summary of not only the plot but the storyline of any book or screenplay. Not only should your summary be intriguing to the point where the reader doesn’t want to put it down. The first paragraph should have a line that is your hook. Your hook plus summary should entice your reader to want to read your entire manuscript even though the summary will give them all the twists and turns of the actual storyline. Three things should be included in your summary, your hook, your main plot, and your arc. It should also include the conclusion of the story tying the entire story up in a nice bow for the reader. Before I write any book, storyline, or screenplay, I always write the synopsis because It’s my blueprint for my project and helps me stay on point for the story. Once the synopsis is written I begin writing the screenplay, just so I can get the story out of my head along with who is in each scene and the ...

    Plot Synopsis   There are two types of plot synopsis, one that is short and sweet that wets the whistle of a reader to buy your book, and then a lengthier synopsis that entices a publisher to want to publish your book. The lengthy one is part of your book proposal that also includes genre, characters of note, the setting, the style and so on. Here is an example of a short and sweet synopsis for one of my books, The Last Wish. On the brink of losing her job and facing financial ruin things can’t get any worse in Kendra Doyle’s life, until she learns that her grandfather has died. Will his last wish solve her problems or add to them? In the above synopsis I introduced the main character, what her main plot point is and that her grandfather is a key player in the outcome of the story, even though he has died. His last wish is for her to fulfill this last wish and maybe it will help solve her financial problems. (I will go over the proposal aspect of producing a...