Dialogue in synopsis?

Outofcontext · Jan 5, 2014

Just finished the query letter and working on my synopsis. I'm tempted to include what I consider a few lines of relevant dialogue to close out the synopsis. I've read contradictory advice on this from various sources. Any opinions or experience with this?

O o C

amergina · Jan 5, 2014

Outofcontext said:
Just finished the query letter and working on my synopsis. I'm tempted to include what I consider a few lines of relevant dialogue to close out the synopsis. I've read contradictory advice on this from various sources. Any opinions or experience with this?

O o C

I have never seen a synopsis include dialogue. I'd leave it out.

gothicangel · Jan 6, 2014

elinor · Jan 6, 2014

Nope. Dialogue is not relevant, you should leave it out.

WeaselFire · Jan 6, 2014

Outofcontext said:
I'm tempted to include what I consider a few lines of relevant dialogue to close out the synopsis.

I'm not sure that any dialogue would ever be relevant. A synopsis is not the story and has no characters to speak any dialogue.

Jeff

Dialogue in synopsis?

Outofcontext

amergina

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gothicangel

Toughen up.

elinor

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