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Writing a Synopsis
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Writing a Synopsis

January 6, 2018 phoebemorganauthor4 Comments

When I first started trying to write, I spent ages agonizing over how to craft a good synopsis to send to literary agents. It was before I worked in fiction publishing, so I didn't have as much knowledge about how it all worked as I do now. But after a question from the lovely Rae… Continue reading Writing a Synopsis

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