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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Writing a synopsis

It really isn't that difficult.
Really, it isn't.

Writing a Synopsis from the Ground Up

I mean... this: 5 Steps To Writing A Synopsis sounds really complicated and incomprehensible, but when you think what synopsis is, you realize, it's not difficult.

How to Write a Hook in Fiction
How to Hook Your Readers - Right From the Start
Hook your Reader From the First Sentence: How to Write Great Beginnings

The Importance of Character Motivation in Fiction Writing
How to Create Character Motivation in Fiction
Vonnegut's Third Rule of Writing
Essays - Desire and Motivation

Conflict in Fiction
Crisis vs. Conflict
Fiction Writing Help on Plotting for Conflict
Fiction-writing: How to create conflict in a plot
Conflict in the Short Story

Characters Without Goals and Novels With Bad-Guy Gods
Character Goals
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How to write a good novel? Give it a powerful crisis
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Creative Writing Ends With Conflict Resolution
The Dénouement; Whe Conflict Gets Resolved
Day 23: Denouement
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BTW, it's 10-10-10 :-) It must mean something :-D
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