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What does your character want? What are they doing to get it? What are the consequences of the attempt?
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The initial part of a story tells the reader the character’s values and beliefs. Once things kick off, then it’s time to test those values.
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A follow up post going into how to focus on making the synopsis as effective as possible.
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This is what it feels like for most of us when faced with having to do the synopsis.
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This will be more about telling somebody what the story's about, whether they be an agent or your mother.
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The difficult part though is knowing what needs to change, and how to change it.
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When someone asks you what your book is about, it can be a very difficult thing to sum up in a line or two.
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Working out exactly what it is that lifts one book above the crowd is not so obvious.
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No matter how dedicated and determined you are to produce the next great novel, there will be times when you don’t feel like it.
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In many ways the written word is the most visual way to tell a story.
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No matter how obvious and sensible a piece of writing advice might be, there are always going to be circumstance when it won’t hold true.
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Every story has a theme. You may not know what it is. But it's in there.
