Thank you for all your help. Brenda Ref 450. The synopsis can be anything from six pages to thirty pages. I usually do a thirty page synopsis before I begin. I send a 20 page synopsis to my editor.
Some people say they just jump in and write the book without writing a synopsis.
There's no one method to do anything in writing. You have to work out what works for you. Having said that, I'll add that in my opinion the synopsis is a big help in writing a novel. You do need to think about your story a lot before beginning or you'll be heading off in twenty directions at once. So as you think about it, as you do necessary research, make notes, make notes of characters as they come to you.