: Re: Structure of a good summary OK, I admit I suck at writing summaries, but based on those I've checked on Amazon, I've realized the following pattern: The first part starts with a brief introduction

After reading the first two sentences (earthquake, amnesia), there are several possibilities (depending on the type of the genre):

She was drugged (by herself or by others)
She has some mental disease
Some magic happened and changed her
Some magic happened and changed the world

Ok, that's not a complete list, but good enough. If you write "she realizes the world is different", then it is very likely no drugging and no mental disease. So I know more about the story than I wanted without opening the book.

The most used element in book synopsis is probably the ellipsis (...). Leave things out, raise questions. Is she still sane? Are the others lying? But why should they? Is she really becoming mad as her father always told her?

Resist to answer too much. Show the conflict, don't resolve a bit.

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: Re: Structure of a good summary OK, I admit I suck at writing summaries, but based on those I've checked on Amazon, I've realized the following pattern: The first part starts with a brief introduction

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: Tips for analysing character's role against the novel's general theme? I'm answering a few questions based on Atlas Shrugged in the form of an essay, wherein I am required to discuss a particular

: I think you might want to look at the genre and also the time period to make the symbolism more effective. Just be aware that many of the symbols mentioned in the answers may have historical

: They do not quit their day job. That's true for many other writers, too. But besides that, yes, they get paid for unused scripts if these scripts were optioned. I. e. a producer pays them

: Rights over a fanfic character not in the original work? I realize fan fiction and rights is a stupid question because you are picking up from where a creator has already traveled. But what

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