Wow! Although I wouldn't go so far as to say it made writing the synopsis fun, by following the template, I managed to come up with a 1-page bare bones summary in only one morning! (Okay, it's one page plus 2 lines, since I forgot to include room for the title. How To Write A 1-Page Synopsis by Susan Dennard, over at Pub(Lishing) Crawl. Otherwise, I wouldn't have put it in my book. To me, everything seems important to the story. I never know how much to include, so I usually end up with all kinds of stuff that isn't needed. For me, it's worse than writing the query letter. But before that can happen, I need to create "the package" - which includes a synopsis. With revisions completed, I'm planning to start querying Novel #4 again soon. Have you ever felt that you've taken your story to an entirely new level? What strategies did you use to get there?
As a result, it feels like the story is somehow more "complete" even though it was a completed story before I started. I think the reason is that I set out to revise with specific goals in mind, and I made deliberate decisions and choices for the good of the story. I'm not sure how to describe it, but this time my story feels different. They always seem pretty good to me, until the rejection letters start flowing in.īut after the hard work I put into my latest revision, I now know that there's another level to aim for. And I let my manuscripts "rest" for weeks, sometimes months, and go over each word again before I decide I'm ready to submit them. I get lots of feedback from my critique group and beta readers. But I think that sometimes I just didn't have enough knowledge and experience to know that some of those manuscripts I sent out weren't ready. I hear a lot of advice about not sending manuscripts out before they are ready, and not being impatient.
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