RECAP OF MARCH'S MEETING

Joan Upton Hall invited us to sign up for her newsletter called, Page Turners. She had a sign-up sheet at the meeting but if you were unable to attend the meeting, you can subscribe to the newsletter by sending an e-mail to PageTurnerHome@aol.com.

The member who attended the meeting learned the Recipe for Writing a Synopsis. The synopsis should be written in present tense and should be short. The shorter, the better. Don't use fancy fonts and be sure to give the end of the story.

There are four main sections or paragraphs in a synopsis.

• The first ingredient is the Hook, which sums up the book in a sentence or two and is meant to grab the editor or agent's attention.
• The second ingredient is the Characters. Tell the reader about your characters, what is motivating them through the story.
• The third ingredient is the Plot, include the points that lead up to the crisis in the story.
• The fourth ingredient is the Outcome, the end of the story. What happens to the main characters even if the story ends with their death.

To help keep the synopsis short, stick to the main story, stick to the main characters, and leave out the details of an event.