Since we've been discussing synopses so much lately, my eyes bloinked out of my head when I was at the Absolute Write Water Cooler today. (Yes, I know, I should be writing ...) The post that caught my attention had a link to a Miss Snark post about synopses. Miss Snark's post is short and snarky, as always. The brilliant quote in the middle that I wanted to call everyone's attention to was this:
A synopsis is just a totally weird form. It's like haiku on steroids. Everything that makes you a good writer works against you for writing a good synopsis.
Read the entire post here. There are lots of great comments that go with it.
Curse you, synopsis, you mock me with your artificial constructions and the disproportionate value that is placed upon you!
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