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Tag: preparation

April 3, 2018

the first three chapters

Writing the query letter was not so challenging after all. And with the synopsis already written, knocking out two sentences on the plot of…

March 30, 2018

never. stop. squeezing. (or, a town called query)

As noted in the previous post, writing a synopsis of your novel after it’s written, is a painful, miserable exercise, it is nevertheless a…

March 29, 2018

squeeze your darlings

The best way to write a good 300-word synopsis is to first write a really shitty thousand-word one. As my stroll down Compression Street,…

March 28, 2018

a town called synopsis

After 12 months, 4 beta readers, 3 drafts and 130,000 words I’m ready to share my novel with the world. Or at least a…

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