Synopsis Misery
I loathe writing synopses. I’m in synopsis misery zone (sigh). I have some stories that keep talking to me to turn them into longer works. I also have two unfinished books that are in need of one. I have a beginning and an ending for them and it is my understanding that the stories will develop as I go along and tide both loose ends. I learned that writing a synopsis helps bringing both ends together. Never imagined it was this difficult. I read most writers hate them. I’m glad I’m not alone on this as I try to pare down in a few pages or sentences the stories that took weeks, months or even years to write. I look at my manuscripts and nothing comes up even thought I created the characters, the turmoil, twists and turns. As I did some research trying to get out of Synopsis Misery Zone I learned some writers prefer to write one before the story begins…I find that tricky since the stories usually change as I write them. Others said a good synopsis is ...