What Do You Mean I Have to Write a Synopsis? (Penny Rader)

While we're waiting for Elizabeth Sinclair to share her expertise on writing the dreaded synopsis and since writing a synopsis is not my greatest strength, I did what I do best and found some online resources for you to check out. (grin) I hope you find them helpful.

Just a note: If you find any of these articles particularly useful, you might want to save them as a word doc or print a copy. While pulling these together I discovered that several of the links I had saved no longer work. All of the links below worked at the time I posted this article.

Behind the Scenes: Synopsis 101 (Dale Ketcham)
http://www.earthlycharms.com/dreamweaver1-03.htm

Composing an In-Depth Synopsis {in a Two-Page-Maximum World} (Karen Wiesner)
http://www.dowse.com/articles/two-page-synopsis.html

Conquering the Dreaded Synopsis (Lisa Gardner’s synopsis series)

http://lisagardner.com/writers-toolbox

For the Synopically Challenged (Rosalyn Alsobrook) http://home.earthlink.net/~ralsobrook/wrtrtips.htm#Anchor1099

How I Write a Fiction Synopsis (Diana Peterfreund)
http://www.dianapeterfreund.com/how-i-write-a-fiction-synopsis/

How to Avoid the Top 10 Mistakes in Writing Synopses (Pam McCutcheon)

http://home.pcisys.net/~pammc/Synopsis.htm

How to Write a Synopsis (Rebecca Sinclair)
http://www.eclectics.com/articles/synopsis.html

How to Write a Good Synopsis (Suzanne James)
http://www.helium.com/items/652310-how-to-write-a-good-synopsis

How to Write a Synopsis for Fiction: What to Include in a Synopsis and How to Impress Editors and Agents (Carrie Lewis)
http://writingfiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_write_a_synopsis_for_fiction

Index Card Method of Writing Synopses (Karen Harbaugh)
http://www.sff.net/People/KarenH/writarch.htm#indexcard

Mastering the Dreaded Synopsis - Condensing Your Novel (Lee Masterson)
http://www.fictionfactor.com/articles/synopsis.html

No Synopsis? No Problem! (Paula Roe)
http://www.paularoe.com/synopses.html

Overcoming the Fear of Writing a Synopsis (Vicki M. Taylor)
http://www.poewar.com/overcoming-the-fear-of-writing-a-synopsis-2/

Plot and Synopsis (Nancy Richards Akers)
http://www.theromanceclub.com/writers/articles/art0019.htm

Synopsis Creation - Plot Revision (Alicia Rasley) http://www.sff.net/people/alicia/artsynrevision.htm

Synopsis Writing, part 1 and part 2 (Elizabeth Grayson) http://www.elizabethgrayson.com/on_writing_synopsis.html
http://www.elizabethgrayson.com/on_writing_synopsis2.html

Synopsis Writing 101 (Serena Tatti)

http://serenatattistoryeditor.blogspot.com/2011/09/synopsis-writing-101.html

Synopsis Writing – What Worked for Trish (3 blog posts)
http://trishwylie.blogspot.com/2006/06/synopsis-your-toe-in-door-to-being.html
http://trishwylie.blogspot.com/2006/07/synopsis-example-at-your-request.html
http://trishwylie.blogspot.com/2006/07/synopsis-qa-and-summing-up.html

Ten Tips on Writing the Synopsis (Nancy Cohen)
http://mysterygal.bravejournal.com/entry/36718

The Basics of Writing a Synopsis (Janice Lynn)
http://www.gdrwa.org/article49.html

The Synopsis – An Editor’s View
http://catauniversity.com/?p=486

The Synopsis Project
http://home.centurytel.net/jax/SynopsisProject.htm

That Dreaded Synopsis (Anne Gracie)
http://www.annegracie.com/writing/synopses.htm

Tips on How to Stop Dreading the Dreaded Synopsis
http://www.examiner.com/x-22536-Rochester--Writing-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Tips-on-how-to-stop-dreading-the-dreaded-synopsis

Top 10 Questions for a Successful Synopsis (Gina Ardito)

http://www.ginaardito.com/SynopsisArticle.html

Two Page Synopsis Example (Dale Ketcham)
http://catauniversity.com/?p=415

Writing a Novel Synopsis
www.fictionwriters.com/tips-synopsis.html

Writing a Selling Synopsis (Mia Crews)

http://www.editorian.com/page4.html

Writing a Short Synopsis (Roxanne Rustand)
http://www.tlt.com/authors/rrustand/short_synopsis.htm

Writing a Short Synopsis/Outline (Sherry-Anne Jacobs)
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/plotting_and_editing/38172

Writing a Superb Synopsis – The Long Synopsis
http://www.readersroom.com/2006/03/writing-superb-synopsis-long-synopsis.html

Writing a Synopsis (lots of sites to check out)
http://www.charlottedillon.com/synopsis.html

Writing a Synopsis from the Ground Up (Dee-Ann Latona Leblanc)
http://www.writing-world.com/publish/leblanc.shtml

Writing the Fiction Synopsis (Kathy Carmichael)
http://www.kathycarmichael.com/synopsis.clearwater.fiction.html

Writing the Tight Synopsis (Beth Anderson)
http://www.bethanderson-hotclue.com/workshops/writing-the-tight-synopsis/