You’re in need of a synopsis. I can hear the moans and groans echo through cyberspace.

But do not fear.

This class is here to help you . . .

• give your synopsis the attention it deserves.
• learn what to include and what to avoid in a synopsis. 
• create a synopsis showcasing your best writing. 
• add the intriguing emotional twists of your novel to the synopsis.
• fill your synopsis with your unique writer’s voice.
• give clarity, succinctness, and pizazz to your synopsis.

The goal of this class through lessons, assignments, and plenty of feedback is for you to come away with a sizzling, scintillating synopsis. A synopsis that will get the attention of an agent, editor, or contest judge and prove you’re a professional and talented story teller.

This class is for anyone who would like a surefire way to plot your novel with all the necessary beats, characters arc, relationship arc, and the added bonus of a finished synopsis.

No more moaning.

Sign up. 

Learn how to create a stellar synopsis. 

What You Will Learn

• how to give your synopsis the attention it deserves
• what to include and what to avoid
• how to showcase your best writing
• which emotional twists to include in the synopsis
• how to fill your synopsis with your unique writer's voice

Who Should Take This Class

• anyone in need of a synopsis for submissions to agents and editors
• those wanting a surefire way to plot a novel

Course Overview

Lesson One: What’s a Synopsis and WHO - introducing your character 

• Learn why you need a sizzling synopsis
• Learn what a synopsis is and what it is not
• Learn how to craft your synopsis opening with the WHO of the synopsis
• Review many examples of character introductions
• Create your own character(s) introduction
• Receive experienced feedback and helpful tips and a chance to revise and resubmit

Lesson Two: WHERE, WHEN, WHAT - setting, situation, adding emotion

• Learn how to add the situation (What) and setting (Where and When) to your synopsis 
• Analyze many examples of the What, Where and When in a synopsis
• Learn the importance of emotion in a synopsis and how to create it
• Add to your own synopsis the what, where, and when and revise any parts of the synopsis so far
• Receive experienced feedback and helpful tips

Lesson Three: WHY and HOW - inciting incident, first turning point

• Learn how to add the Why and How to your synopsis
• Analyze many examples
• Create the Why and How to your own synopsis and revise any previous pieces of your synopsis
• Receive experienced feedback and tips on your growing synopsis.

Lesson Four: conflicts, characters, midpoint

• Learn who stays and who goes in a synopsis
• Learn the importance of showing conflict throughout your synopsis
• Learn the next plot point to add
• Create your next sentences or paragraphs, as well as revising your growing synopsis.
• Receive experience feedback and helpful tips

Lesson Five: adding the next plot points

• Learn the next important plot points to add 
• Study and analyze several examples
• Learn the common pitfalls of a synopsis
• Craft your next plot points as a paragraph or two and submit
• Receive experienced feedback and helpful tips

Lesson Six: climax, resolution, character arc

• Learn how to add the all important climax and resolution
• Learn how to insure your character arc is shown in your synopsis
• Analyze several examples
• Craft your final paragraphs and submit
• Receive experienced feedback and helpful tips

Lesson Seven: putting it all together, relationship arc, romance plot points

• Learn the importance of showing a relationship arc and the romance plot points if you’re writing romance
• Learn how to put together all the pieces
• Submit your full synopsis for experienced feedback 

Lesson Eight: writing tight, voice, hook, checklist

• Learn about a “hook”, if you need one, and some examples
• Learn the importance of word counts
• Learn techniques to writing tight
  • Analyze examples of tight writing
  • Learn the importance of voice with examples
  • Learn a checklist for synopsis writing
  • Another chance to submit your synopsis for review and create a shortened versions based on the lesson to submit
  • Receive experienced feedback on your full synopses

Wrap Up: summary and submission Tips

• Learn a summary of steps for building a synopsis.
• Learn tips and tricks for submissions

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