Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

Writing a Synopsis — that sells!

And what the ^&*! is a synopsis, anyway?

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Alexandra Sokoloff
Mar 18, 2023
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Yes, I know—the very word “Synopsis” strikes dread into a writer’s heart. And yes, I know—after the year-or-years long marathon that is writing a book, the very last thing anyone wants to do is come up with a one or three-page synopsis of the 400 pages you’ve just written.

But whether you’re an author or a screenwriter there is no getting around this one…

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