It’s hard to condense your 200,000 word book down to 100 words or less. Very hard. Be great if there were some magical software that did it for you. Instead I had to agonize over selecting a few key words and sentences. But once complete, it was all worth it.

The synopsis was a bit easier, I only had to go from 200,000 words down to 300. Yeah, I’ll be honest, that was hard too. But again, when it was done it was a powerful feeling!

So after careful planning to create a story line that runs through three books, some of the initial feedback on my work recommends making it just a single book, with sequel options open. This will increase my chances of publication without waiting for final editing of books 2 & 3. So, that said, I’m going to tweak the book a bit and make it a standalone, leaving enough open plot lines to roll easily into a 2nd and 3rd book.

Thus, whilst Query Letter and Synopsis are almost done, they are now paused until I re-write the ending. Still making progress!