This current project is the most developed synopsis I’ve ever done. On my website I give some tips for aspiring writers (well, it’s more like stuff I wish someone had told me ;-) and I talk a bit about writing the synopsis. The best time for me to write a synopsis is before I begin the novel. If I do it then, all my enthusiasm for the project is distilled into the synopsis. The synopsis is a sales device, so it has to be good. I’ve had much more success this way. If I wait until after the novel is underway or complete, I get weighted down with all the details I’ve put in during the writing. I talk about this and some other stuff on my tips page. Click HERE if you want to read more.
I’m nervous to place this, my second big novel, of course, but I love the story and characters. They’ve already made themselves felt in a big way and I’m hoping I get to tell their story. Next up are the first three chapters. Normally I could get this done in a week if I had no other interruptions. It’s going to take me a bit longer this time around, because we have a midweek break booked this week. We’re off to see legendary uber Goth band BAUHAUS play Manchester on Wednesday.
We’re making a break of it, staying overnight so we can go visit the City art gallery – one of my favourite collections of Victorian art and pre-Raphaelite brotherhood paintings, shown in authentic Victorian rooms.
And the cafe is to die for. :-) We’ll hit the bookshops, a restaurant and pubs later on, before meeting up with pals at the venue for the gig itself.
I’m going to try to get chapter one done before then. Wish me luck!
