Tip#12 to trim a synopsis—eliminate conversations
In Tip #11, I mentioned to cut dialogue in a synopsis. However, sometimes there are conversations in a synopsis that are just like dialogue, only without the quotation marks.
These conversations can be cut or condensed just like dialogue.
For example:
Duke tells Shelley he loves her. She denies it, saying she’s not worthy of love. He doesn’t understand and asks her why. She explains how her father was never there for her, how his job was more important to him than she was. Duke asserts she’s beloved by her Heavenly Father, and that his love for her mirror’s God’s love for her.
versus
Duke tells Shelley he loves her, easing her feelings of unworthiness by explaining the boundless love God has for her.
Camy here: Look for these conversations in your manuscript and see if you can cut and condense. You don’t need to tell entire dialogues for a synopsis.
These conversations can be cut or condensed just like dialogue.
For example:
Duke tells Shelley he loves her. She denies it, saying she’s not worthy of love. He doesn’t understand and asks her why. She explains how her father was never there for her, how his job was more important to him than she was. Duke asserts she’s beloved by her Heavenly Father, and that his love for her mirror’s God’s love for her.
versus
Duke tells Shelley he loves her, easing her feelings of unworthiness by explaining the boundless love God has for her.
Camy here: Look for these conversations in your manuscript and see if you can cut and condense. You don’t need to tell entire dialogues for a synopsis.
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