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Tag Archives: synopsis
2013: From Draft 1 to Draft 3
Looking back on the year, the first thing I notice from my blog is that I haven’t written a post since the beginning of November. Not good. Second, I have not written anything about my own work since, let’s see, … Continue reading
Synopsis – The Revenge
Oh, I knew I shouldn’t have written the last post about doing the synopsis. https://cormacokeeffecrime.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/doing-the-synopsis-spin/Complacency had got the better of me, thinking, I had actually cracked it, save for a few tweaks. But then I sent it off to one … Continue reading
Posted in My Novel, Writing Advice
Tagged chapters, irish crime fiction, Irish Writers Centre, novel, Novel Fair, synopsis
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Doing the synopsis spin
I suppose I should not have been surprised when my legs went all wobbly doing the ‘synopsis spin’. I had seen and heard ominous missives from writers about it and the reams of advice online how to do it. But, … Continue reading
Posted in My Novel, Writing Advice
Tagged book, characters, novel, plot, structure, synopsis, writing
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