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Conquering the Dreaded Synopsis: A Series of 10 Lectures

FICTION, Synopsis

By Lisa Gardner

In her Writer’s Toolbox section of the website Lisa offers this great series of lectures (PDF) to help you with the dreaded synopsis.

This in-depth lecture series, developed from a month-long class, covers everything from understanding the publishing market to writing a short synopsis to putting together a complete submission package. If you’re serious about marketing your novel, this is a good place to start.

… read more  Scroll down to the LECTURES section of the page.

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