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20 thoughts on “Anatomy of a Children’s Book Synopsis”

  1. Your website is brilliant, and I’ve been recommending it to anyone who’ll listen. (That might only be two people, but those two people have you bookmarked, I promise!) Don’t discontinue the articles! Your loyal readers need you!
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  2. I read something from your page each day. Your information is rock solid and
    written in a no-nonsense way! Easy site to navigate. Plus it’s fun!

  3. Your anatomy of a synopsis is spot on. The conversational style of your articles make them easy to understand and a joy to read. You are a goldmine for writers old and new!

  4. I have been enjoying your new updates since you started posting them. I am leaving you a comment here so you will know that for sure, and because you specifically solicited comments on your blog, you needy girl, you.

    Any words of wisdom on book proposals for non-fiction?

  8. 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. 🙂

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

    1. 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!

  12. I have just been reading about writing a synopsis for a children’s book. You give a great advice but i have written a childrens book, aimed at a target age of 3 to 4 years but it only consists of 18 pages have you any advice on writing a synopsis for a short story book please.

  13. This was extremely helpful. I am about to submit my synopsis via e-mail. I hope the agent will work with me. Wish me luck!!!

  14. Thank you for putting it out so clear. It’s time to put my dreams of publishing in the work. 🙂

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