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How do you rewrite a synopsis?
I know my books so well that I can't read them dispassionately, and I worked so hard to get their synopses right, but I'm wondering whether I should rewrite them before I embark on another round of submissions.
Any thoughts on how to go about it?
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You'd say:
"After one of the park workers is killed by a Velociraptor, the park's investors, represented by lawyer Donald Gennaro, insist that experts visit the park and certify it as safe."
Perhaps if I just don't read the old synopses I can start from scratch.
The purpose of the synopsis isn't to sum up the book (it does that, but that's not why you write one). The purpose is to get an agent or publisher interested in your story and prove to them you can write.
http://www.caroclarke.com/synopsis.html