Comments on: How Long Should a Synopsis Be?

By: Evelyn Dimado

Evelyn Dimado — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:37:17 +0000

This e-book sounds interesting. Can I receive my copy please? Thanks.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:20:08 +0000

ok, that makes more sense now. i was seeing third person and thinking–am i losing my mind?! haha…

yes, present tense, that makes a lot more sense.

thanks for the correction!

By: Maeve

Maeve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:16:57 +0000

MY BAD!!!!!

I meant to say PRESENT TENSE (not first person).

I’ll correct the mistake as soon as I can. Right now I’m in a Red Cross
shelter because of an ice storm.

Thanks for pointing it out.

By: Cassie Tuttle

Cassie Tuttle — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:06:32 +0000

I had the same question, Jennifer ….

Both the Charlie Jones synopsis and the one at the TCM link are in the third person. Writing a synopsis in the first person would be somewhat awkward (unless the synopsis was excerpted verbatim from a book that was written in the first person).

Regarding length of a synopsis, I agree that shorter and more concise is better. In fact, that’s a rule I try to follow with most of my writing: fewer words make for better reading, and less is often better.

By: Maeve

Maeve — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:53:19 +0000

Jennifer,
I don’t know which example you’re referring to.

The Charlie Jones sentence is in first person as is the linked synopsis at TCM. What am I missing?