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Novel Synopsis Project
All these authors are posting links to novel synopsis all one one day all at the same time (with thanks for Joshua Palmatier for organizing):
Patricia Bray: http://www.sff.net/people/patriciabray/synopsis.html
Chaz Brenchley: http://desperance.livejournal.com
Mike Brotherton: http://www.mikebrotherton.com
Tobias Buckell: Crystal Rain
S.C. Butler: http://scbutler.livejournal.com
Barbara Campbell: www.barbara-campbell.com/inside.htm
David B. Coe: http://davidbcoe.livejournal.com
Jennifer Dunne: http://jennifer_dunne.livejournal.com
S.L. Farrell: http://sleigh.livejournal.com
Diana Francis: http://difrancis.livejournal.com
Gregory Frost: http://frostokovich.livejournal.com
Felix Gilman: http://www.felixgilman.com/wordpress/
Jim C. Hines: http://jimhines.livejournal.com
Jackie Kessler: http://www.jackiekessler.com/blog
Mindy Klasky: http://mindyklasky.livejournal.com
Misty Massey: http://madkestrel.livejournal.com
C.E. Murphy: http://mizkit.livejournal.com
Naomi Novik: http://naominovik.livejournal.com
Joshua Palmatier: http://jpsorrow.livejournal.com
Maria V. Snyder: http://blog.myspace.com/mariavsnyder
Jennifer Stevenson: http://smokingpigeon.livejournal.com
Michelle West: http://msagara.livejournal.com
Sean Williams: http://ladnews.livejournal.com
There’s also a book available that has other samples of plot synopses in it. It’s called I Have This Nifty Idea: Now What Do I Do With It? [Amazon
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1. Wyman Cooke on Mar 19th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I keep forgetting to get Resnick to sign my copy. Dammit!