Editor's synopsis in three paragraphs, ending included
When to use it
A synopsis for submissions and contests: unlike a blurb, it tells the ending.
Fill in the variables
Assembled prompt
510The instruction exceeds 500 characters; the free run applies only the beginning. Copying applies the whole prompt.
Free runs use the fast model and return a short preview (about 300 words). Only the first ~1,000 words of manuscript are read.
How to use this prompt
- 1Fill in the variables
Enter your manuscript, characters or situation in the fields below. The example values are hints.
- 2Check the assembled prompt
The prompt is assembled below with placeholders filled. Edit any rule to fit your work.
- 3Copy it or run it
Copy it into the tool you already use, or run it in SparkLore for a short preview.
- 4Revise the result into your manuscript
The output is a draft. Follow the tips and rewrite half of it by hand.
How to get the most from it
- Editors dislike synopses that hide the ending. 'You'll have to read it' is a rejection reason.
- If the three paragraphs will not come, paragraph two is the problem: there is no midpoint reversal.
Use it with
- ScreenplayTwelve-word logline: five pitch versions
The one-liner on a contest form or pitch deck. Character, situation and irony inside a hard length cap.
- OutlineLogline to three acts in eight beats
You have one sentence and no structure. The first skeleton prompt to run.
- Title & synopsisTen long, hooky web-novel titles
You need platform-style long titles that state the premise and the payoff in one line.
Use it in the studio with your story bible
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