How to Write a Synopsis

One of the most frequent pieces of advice our literary consultants find themselves giving to a writer is, that, much more time needs to be paid to the synopsis of their book. Specific writing techniques are needed to adapt a novel outline into a piece of good writing.

A synopsis will be one of the first and most lasting impressions of your work when looking through a pile of unsolicited manuscripts, so, it is essential to get it right.

You must convince the agent or publisher reading your synopsis of several things in a very short space - including:

That the writing is going to be strong - a synopsis is a promise of a similar standard from the rest of your writing.
That you have a captivating plot
Your characters are believable

These points must all be taken into account from the moment you begin to plot your novel.

Our 'How to' pack takes you through the synopsis writing process and makes sure that by the end of it, you will have the writing skills and knowledge to continue writing focused and relevant synopses throughout your career as a writer.

Our packs are put together with advice from literary agents and independent publishers. They will give you the best all round opinion on the art of the synopsis, an opinion that will become essential when submitting your manuscript.