Synopsis (or outline!) writing in 9 easy steps…

Ah, the dreaded synopsis. Authors hate to write them but they're a necessary, albeit evil, step in the querying process.

When querying agents/editors, some require a 1 or 2 page synopsis with your initial query. Others will ask for it when they request pages, especially a partial. A synopsis is a re-telling of your story from beginning to end, hitting all of the major plot points (and yes, in a synopsis, agents/editors want to know the end).

I know, I know…it's sooo hard to distill a whole...