With that in mind, I have a doozy for you. I like writing synopses. There I said it.
Okay, here’s the deal. In the beginning I HATED writing them–just like many of you do. But, that’s because I did them at the wrong time. I wrote them after I finished the book. Wrong, wrong, wrong.
To have fun writing a synopsis, you have to do it first–or after only writing the first three chapters. If you do it then, it’s just like playing make-believe as a kid. You are just making up a story and telling it to someone. It’s fun–I swear. Okay, there are rough moments, but trust me these are a lot easier to get through when you just have a few pages to look back over and cut and rearrange and momentarily curse—rather than a few hundred of pure crapola that just isn’t working.
Right now I am working on a synopsis for my “mom lit meets urban fantasy.” And it is just fab–really. It started out rough and I have gone back and forth on who the killer should be at least three times. Right now I have settled on choice number two and am making the necessary adjustments to make that work. Then I will go back and revise the pages to fit all the stuff I discovered about the characters and the story while writing the synopsis.
So, don’t be afraid–relax, enjoy yourself and just let the story roll. You will be glad you did. :)
Lori
