Writing a Psychological Thriller
‘25 Word’ Synopsis
A course by Emily Barr , Novelist
About the video: ‘25 Word’ Synopsis
Overview
“Writers generally hate writing a synopsis. Writing a 25 word one, the famous ‘elevator pitch’ is painful but worth it. Here, you’ll spend a bit of time distilling your book into its essence and then sharing it with us. ”
In this video lesson Emily Barr addresses the topic: ‘25 Word’ Synopsis, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing a Psychological Thriller. Learn creative writing techniques to bring mysterious stories to life that grab the reader’s attention from the first page.
Partial transcription of the video
“ '25 Word' Synopsis In this lesson, we'll look at writing a 25-word synopsis of your book. Writers generally hate writing a synopsis. This is a very short one and it is worth doing. A 25-word or shorter synopsis can be a very useful thing to have of your book. It's the famous elevator pitch. The moment when you have a very short amount of time to pitch your book to somebody who's in a position to commission it. If you have a 25-word synopsis, you will have an answer for the many times people say to you, "What's your book about?" You can say it is about this. Give them a concise and intrigu...”
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Course summary for: Writing a Psychological Thriller
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Areas
Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Emily Barr
A course by Emily Barr
Emily Barr is an award-winning novelist based in Cornwall, England, with over 20 years of writing experience. She grew up surrounded by books and was an avid reader and writer, even as a child. While studying art history at the University of London, she worked for her university newspaper, during which time she won a student journalism award for her work experience at The Guardian. She went on to work full-time for the newspaper and, during her time traveling for her column, dedicated herself to writing what she was truly passionate about–fiction. Emily later found an agent and secured her first publishing deal for her thriller novel, Backpack, which saw her win WHSmith’s New Talent Award.
Since then, Emily’s work has been published by Headline and Penguin, as well as many others worldwide. She also writes horror and sci-fi in the US under the name Evie Green, and is currently working on her 6th young adult book with Penguin.
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