Comments on: The Dreaded Synopsis—How to Get Started & Why We Need One BEFORE Writing the Book https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/ Author, Blogger, Social Media Jedi Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.8 By: Writing links Round Up 1/16-1/21 – B. Shaun Smith https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69354 Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:10:53 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69354 […] The Dreaded Synopsis—How to Get Started & Why We Need One BEFORE Writing the Book […]

]]> By: American Writers Exposed https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69353 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:24:11 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69353 In reply to Author Kristen Lamb.

OMG-just saw this yesterday and read your blog today. I thought the whole time…the octopus, the octopus.

]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69352 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 21:49:11 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69352 In reply to Noelle Chin-Sang.

I am always taking names for the contest 🙂

]]> By: Noelle Chin-Sang https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69351 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 17:32:48 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69351 This was so helpful! I wish I would’ve seen this before I finished my novel, but the good news is that writing a synopsis at this stage has helped me to find some inconsistencies and get to the root of what I want this thing to be.

Are you still taking names for the contest?

]]> By: Novel Synopsis Announcement! | Red String PaperCuts https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69350 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:01:41 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69350 […] is my project for National Novel Writing Month this year. I got the idea for the log-line from Kristen Lamb, who insists that it’s a great place to start with a new story. I thought I’d give it a […]

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Readers & Writers 10-20-2016 | The Author Chronicles https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69349 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:04:17 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69349 […] Writers need to be able to pitch our stories at all stages of creation. Judith Briles asks if you have your perfect pitch, Janet Reid reminds us to have a synopsis ready BEFORE we query, and Kristen Lamb tells us why we need a synopsis before we start writing (and how to write a good one). […]

]]> By: Tipsday: Writerly Goodness found on the interwebz, Oct 9-15, 2016 | Writerly Goodness https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69348 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 21:04:09 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69348 […] Kristen Lamb explains why we need a synopsis before we write the book. […]

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]]> By: Author Kristen Lamb https://authorkristenlamb.com/2016/10/the-dreaded-synopsis-how-to-get-started-why-we-need-one-before-writing-the-book/#comment-69346 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:20:44 +0000 https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/?p=20369#comment-69346 In reply to Steve D.

Link away!

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