Another Daily Prompt that lines up with my life: ” Think about an object, an activity, or a cultural phenomenon you really don’t like. Now write a post (tongue in cheek or not — your call!) about why it’s the best thing ever. ”
Two words for you guys: Writing Synopses
I’m writing a synopsis for Principessa and UGH. I hate it. Just hate it.
Writing the book? AWESOME. Rewrites? Slightly AWESOME. Synopsis? BAH!
Hey, let me take my 80k well-told story and somehow make it just as readable in 200 words. Oh, I will remove all the great dialogue and most of the fun scenes, but somehow I plan to retain your interest! I promise! Clues will be three words in a sentence and there can be almost no surprise in 200 words, but I’m really really excited!
Writing a 200 word synopses is bad. But the 100 word versions? You are reduced to single word expletive-type sentences. Exciting!!
Scintillating! I think there is a job out there for someone who will do it for us!
As a hobby writer, who tries himself out, I can feel your pain about ripping apart the story and just hanging the skeleton into the front window…
Wow, I love synopses. I like writing them before I’ve even written a word of the story. It’s like you’ve already written the book itself that way. Still, that is one freakishly cute cat!