Tip#2 to trim a synopsis—repetition
Eliminate any repetition. If you mention something once—say the hero left the heroine five years ago—don’t mention it again. For example:
After a five year absence, Ronald McDonald returns to Birdy’s life . . .
A paragraph later:
A different man than he was five years ago, Ronald is still in love with Birdy . . .
Don’t mention the five years again. Cut it: Now more spiritually mature, Ronald is still in love with Birdy . . .
(Thanks to Dineen Miller for the idea of this example)
After a five year absence, Ronald McDonald returns to Birdy’s life . . .
A paragraph later:
A different man than he was five years ago, Ronald is still in love with Birdy . . .
Don’t mention the five years again. Cut it: Now more spiritually mature, Ronald is still in love with Birdy . . .
(Thanks to Dineen Miller for the idea of this example)
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