Nathan Bransford - The Forums

Parts of the synopsis will inevitably end up in the query. The synopsis included rundowns of key characters (who the reader cares about) and plot elements (what they do that's going to keep us turning 300 pages). The query has to also hook, carry the voice and show why your story might stand out fr...

I just got done reading the blog entry, The One Sentence, One Paragraph, and Two Paragraph Pitch which explained how to prepare for writing queries. For those of us that have to finish our book before submitting a query, is it okay to use the synopsis to our books? I hate the idea of having to write...