He showed a seven -
page synopsis of the book to a publisher in Australia (where he was living at the time) and it proved revealing enough to have him arrested on violation of the Official Secrets Act when he returned to Britain in 1997.
Not exact matches
LaRuina's
synopsis of PUA prowess is elegantly captured in his
book The Natural: How to Effortlessly Attract the Women You Want., a 224 -
page guide to overcoming approach anxiety, wooing hot women, and reaching your dating goals (from bedding her to wedding her).
Without the baggage
of having read the
book, the
synopsis or even the film's Wikipedia
page, Fifty Shades
of Grey unspools as a surprisingly engaging story about sexual naivety, concepts
of consent and, ultimately, power.
For
book - length projects, you may also add an additional and optional 1 -
page query letter and / or 1 -
page synopsis of the work as a whole.
* Personal review by Mark Malatesta
of my completed Author Questionnaire as well as any / all
of the following that I have available: first 50
pages of my
book, agent query,
synopsis,
book proposal, website, and social media links ($ 497 value)
And the longer version
of your
book synopsis should be 1 - 2
pages.
And even if you're planning on only selling through online retailers, BCC is still incredibly useful; it's just shifted from the back
of the
book to the summary /
synopsis field on your
book's
page!
Have a short
synopsis of your
book, a
book cover photo, your bio, author photo, news and events, and a contact
page so readers can give you comments.
Evil Editor Straight talking and humorous editor gives advice on queries,
synopses, and the first
pages of books.
Accepting that the
synopsis is a critical piece
of marketing material for your
book, how should you go about writing one that will hook readers, convey the message
of your
book, and only take up 400 - 500 words (about one printed
page)
of text?
Some agents say they want query letters with the
synopsis and the first chapter
of a
book; others say «query with first 50
pages.»
* your
book cover *
book synopsis * a buy this
book now button * links to interior
pages of your site where visitors can learn more
Often called the blurb, the
book description is the bit
of text on your Amazon
page which often includes a
synopsis.
Song
of Blood & Stone Earthsinger Chronicles:
Book One By L. Penelope
Synopsis From the very first
pages of her debut, L. Penelope delivers as a new force in the fantasy genre.
Whether it's in your query,
synopsis or in the
pages of your
book itself, don't try to stifle your own unique, creative writing voice in favor
of trying to sound like someone else (like, say, a famous author in your genre).
Who wouldn't benefit from an objective consideration
of their story that results in a polished and compelling pitch for it like the 600 word
synopsis featured on a
book's Amazon sales
page?
The sell sheet should include the
book's cover, title, author, a brief
synopsis, reviews or testimonials, author bio, ISBN, binding type, size, number
of pages, price, and how to order copies.