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Award Winning Author Maris Soule

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What is an Outline?

January 10, 2018

I’m more of a pantser than a plotter. I always try to plot out a story, but along the way things change—characters take over. When I started my writing career, I had to submit a synopsis and the first 3 chapters, so, I created a rough outline for myself and wrote a synopsis. However, my […]

Query vs Synopsis

June 22, 2016

Both the query letter and the synopsis are tools used to convince an agent or editor to buy a story. A synopsis is often also used by marketing to sell the book to reps and distributors, and the art department wants one to help with a cover. Most writers will say writing the query letter […]