Comments on: anatomy of a children’s book synopsis http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/ by Cynthea Liu Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-56350 Cynthea Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:16:49 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-56350 Thanks so much for your feedback! Sandra, it was wonderful of you to thank me in person. Of course, it makes my day and I'm THRILLED you made it past the synopsis with flying colors. Awesome! Good luck with your writing! Thanks so much for your feedback! Sandra, it was wonderful of you to thank me in person. Of course, it makes my day and I’m THRILLED you made it past the synopsis with flying colors. Awesome! Good luck with your writing!

]]> By: Sandra http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-56325 Sandra Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:45:27 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-56325 Brilliant, simply brilliant--and fun too. You have taken something thoroughly and completely frightening--the synopsis--and turned it into something simple and unintimidating. I wrote my first with flying colors and was even complimented on it by an agent. It doesn't get better than that. Thank you Cynthea. P.S. I stopped by to give you a personal thank you at the SCBWI cheese and wine, but have only now found a moment to sing your praise to all the world. Brilliant, simply brilliant–and fun too. You have taken something thoroughly and completely frightening–the synopsis–and turned it into something simple and unintimidating. I wrote my first with flying colors and was even complimented on it by an agent. It doesn’t get better than that. Thank you Cynthea.

P.S. I stopped by to give you a personal thank you at the SCBWI cheese and wine, but have only now found a moment to sing your praise to all the world.

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-46077 Cynthea Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:10:18 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-46077 Aw, thanks! I'm glad Snoop and I could help! Aw, thanks! I’m glad Snoop and I could help!

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-46076 Cynthea Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:09:38 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-46076 You're welcome! (I think I'm behind on my comments!) You’re welcome! (I think I’m behind on my comments!)

]]> By: mermaid1110 http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-4149 mermaid1110 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:19:42 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-4149 This exactly what I've been looking for. I need to write a synopsis and was needing some direction. Your example really helped me to understand the need of the intro, then building, then resolving the story. Excellent. I'm loving this site. This exactly what I’ve been looking for. I need to write a synopsis and was needing some direction. Your example really helped me to understand the need of the intro, then building, then resolving the story. Excellent. I’m loving this site.

]]> By: R.J. Anderson http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-3909 R.J. Anderson Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:36:52 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-3909 This entry saved my life. I am not kidding. I was in utter despair yesterday, thinking I could not possibly boil my 104,000 word manuscript down to a single page synopsis, and finding none of the advice I'd read on the subject to be at all encouraging and helpful. Then I found this article and you made it so clear, so simple, and so delightfully bunny -- I mean, funny -- that all my anxiety flew out the window and before I knew it, I had sat down and hammered out a five-paragraph, exactly one page synopsis that captures all the important details of the main plot but doesn't waste time on digressions. You enabled me to see the "backbone" of my story more clearly than ever before, and I can't tell you how grateful I am. I've written an entry in my LJ pointing to this essay. I hope many others come here and take advantage of your wisdom. Thank you so very, very much. This entry saved my life. I am not kidding. I was in utter despair yesterday, thinking I could not possibly boil my 104,000 word manuscript down to a single page synopsis, and finding none of the advice I’d read on the subject to be at all encouraging and helpful. Then I found this article and you made it so clear, so simple, and so delightfully bunny — I mean, funny — that all my anxiety flew out the window and before I knew it, I had sat down and hammered out a five-paragraph, exactly one page synopsis that captures all the important details of the main plot but doesn’t waste time on digressions. You enabled me to see the “backbone” of my story more clearly than ever before, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am.

I’ve written an entry in my LJ pointing to this essay. I hope many others come here and take advantage of your wisdom. Thank you so very, very much.

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-60 Cynthea Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:55:00 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-60 Yes, I am needy. I ADMIT IT! (but I hate writing for no audience. Don’t we do enough of that with our real work?) To answer your question, my BIG head knows little about NF book proposals. :) Yes, I am needy. I ADMIT IT! (but I hate writing for no audience. Don’t we do enough of that with our real work?) To answer your question, my BIG head knows little about NF book proposals. :)

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-59 Cynthea Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:54:36 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-59 Oh, goodness! *blush* Oh, goodness! *blush*

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-58 Cynthea Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:54:14 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-58 Aw, thank you! Aw, thank you!

]]> By: Cynthea http://www.writingforchildrenandteens.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis/#comment-57 Cynthea Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:53:57 +0000 http://cynthealiu.com/2006/06/02/74/anatomy-of-a-synopsis-coming-soon/#comment-57 Thank you so much! Thank you so much!

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