Editors usually read your sample chapters first. Once they ve decided if they like your writing, then they read your synopsis to see if you have created a compelling novel. How to write a great synopsis Write your synopsis in the present tense. Focus on your characters and what is happening to them. Give the editor a sense of the setting, tone and pace of your novel they are your reader and you have to entice them.
Some editors ask for short, single spaced synopses.
Others like longer synopses that are double-spaced. Don t just reproduce the first pages of your novel. Do not leave out your cliff-hangers . Don t include any secondary characters unless they are important to the plot and also affect your main characters. Put your name and the book title in the upper right hand corner.