Today we’re expanding a couple of last week’s concepts into synopses and then trying to improve them.
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The One-Line Synopsis: How the Best Sellers Do It (Or At Least the People Who Write the List) (Updated 10/16/18)
I’ve lifted these synopses from the January 18, 2015 New York Times Best Seller Lists. In each one, I’ve identified any synopsis components with: {W}orld, {C}haracter, {I}nciting Incident, {G}oal, {A}ction, {P}roblem, and {S}takes. I’ve also indicated if the component is {i}mplicit…to my ears anyway. And, if I wasn’t sure if a word or phrase indicated a component, I added a question mark.
They’re ordered from most amount of clear (no ‘?’) components to least amount of components, with each component counted only once. Ready? Which grab your attention…
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The One-Line Synopsis: What is it and how do you write one?
Time to expand the concept into a one-line synopsis. Continue reading
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