Dear Writers: Why you should rewrite your synopsis TODAY (it’s your most important selling tool)

When just summarizing the book won’t sell shit.

When writing a synopsis, I charge $100-$300 depending on the complexity of the book and what the author needs the synopsis to accomplish. It’s easy to just summarize a book, but that’s a rare ask. Most authors hire me to write or revise their synopsis in order to sell their book to agents and publishers. For that, we need something a little extra.

THE PEPPERMINT FLAVOR IS BEST

A lot of agents/editors will tell you the synopsis shouldn't be fancy (true) and can just tell the story (also true), but that's ONE person. And that one person will probably be the ONLY person at that company who has that much investment to read your book once, twice, over and over. Unless the book ends up being a huge seller or is just that good (not always the same lol).

So to sell it to everyone besides that agent/editor, I like for the synopsis to tell the story to everyone else who has to approve repping, acquiring, and (hopefully) promoting the author's book.

I worked as an acquiring editor for quite a few years. If the experience of reading your synopsis can evoke the experience of reading your book, you'll have a much easier time getting the whole team to approve acquiring the book and selling it to readers.

WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO…

That’s where I come in!

AUTHORS AI interviewed me in this video: You 100% Don’t Understand Your Genre

And this terrific article on unlocking your secret synopsis.

Many authors don’t even need my direct help. These two resources will change how you think about storytelling. And from there? How you write anything, be that your synopsis or the book itself.

And if you want my feedback? I would love to talk to you about your book.

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