Stop Trying to Shrink Your ManuscriptÂ
 Find the story underneath it and build a synopsis that actually works.Â
Use my free Synopsis Builder to identify your story’s skeleton, connect your major events through cause and effect, and figure out what belongs in your synopsis—and what doesn't.
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Writing a synopsis shouldn't feel impossible.
If you’re staring at your 80,000-word novel wondering how you’re supposed to squeeze it into a few pages, you’re probably starting in the wrong place.
A synopsis isn’t your novel made smaller.
It’s the story underneath your novel—the protagonist’s decisions, the consequences of those decisions, the escalating conflict, and the turning points that create the story.
Once you find that skeleton, writing the synopsis becomes much easier.
My free Synopsis Builder will help you figure out what actually drives your story before you start writing—or rewriting—your synopsis.
Inside the Synopsis Builder you'll discover how to:
- Identify your protagonist, goal, conflict, and major turning points
- Find the story’s underlying skeleton
- Build the cause-and-effect chain that makes your synopsis feel like a story
- Decide which events, characters, and subplots belong in the synopsis
- Use the “Does this change what the protagonist does next?” test
- Turn your story skeleton into a clear synopsis
- Diagnose what’s wrong when your synopsis feels like a list, a book report, or a crammed-down version of your novel
- Polish your synopsis without losing clarity
This is for you if...
- You keep staring at your manuscript thinking, “How am I supposed to fit all of this into five pages?”
- Your synopsis reads like this happened, then this happened, then this happened
- You aren’t sure which events, characters, or subplots to include.
- Your synopsis feels more like a book report than a story
- You have trouble showing why the protagonist makes the choices they make
- You keep cutting words, but your synopsis still isn’t working
- You’re not sure whether you’re writing a synopsis, summary, or query pitch
- You want a systematic way to figure out what belongs instead of guessing
