How should a synopsis read????? TWO

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How should a synopsis read????? TWO

How should a synopsis read? If you know... tell me please!
It may look long but it is only one page.
My second attempt.

Out For Blood
Synopsis

Not long after the turn of the twentieth century Physician Thomas Martins had finally succeeded in creating the formula that he had been working on for some time. Based on stem-cell regeneration it gave its recipient longevity. How long has not yet been established, as to date none of his flock have died from natural causes. This was due to the formulas’ properties which caused continual regeneration of their cells. However, it didn’t come side-effect-free, two major flaws were discovered by Martins, but only after he had been injected. His flock of followers whom he had labelled his “Collective” were offered the injection by Martins but were not told of the flaws that accompanied it. The first of these flaws was the fear of water; fear because if they touched it, it burnt their flesh, getting caught in the rain for one of the “Collective” was a fatal mistake. The second of these flaws was even more aberrant; it gave them cannibalistic tendencies, it turned them into the drinkers of blood. They have now lived like this for almost 100 years.

After a ninth young girl had gone missing in Richmond Virginia in 2007 one of the mothers hired two Private Investigators to find her daughter, Larry Kessler and Gregg Pierroni. While Gregg was working on the case he himself mysteriously disappeared after following a lead given to him by Celia Brontrose, who claimed to be a Psychic. A Psychic with her own agenda where the “Collective” are concerned. Vicky Meredith and Jill Gordon are two nineteen-year-olds who become entangled in the mayhem when they accidentally hit Gregg with their car as he is running from his blood thirsty pursuers. All three are then taken back to town and locked in cells’, once there they undergo a night of multiple horrific occurrences, all with Vampiristic overtones. A large summer storm begins to move in over the town causing panic among the “Collective” as they scurry for shelter.

Larry Kessler and their secretary Brenda Wise are worried for Gregg and decide to pay the Psychic a visit. Whilst there they are told of a story so fantastic they themselves find hard to believe. Under duress the Psychic agrees to help them in their efforts to find Gregg and the missing girls. In the process she discovers that the “Collective” have taken her own daughter as revenge for her part in trying to destroy them months earlier.

Gregg and Jill eventually manage to escape from their cell but Gregg refuses to leave town until he has rescued the girls; that is if any of them are still alive. Jill agrees to help him and they are assisted by a very lost Pyrotechnician called Nick Demby from New York, Nick was on his way down to Cleveland for a Science Fiction Convention but ran out of fuel just a half mile out of town. When told of their situation Nick can’t believe his sci-fi luck. Together the three of them bring the story to a heart-racing and explosive fuel filled ending.

Sabital, I thought you did a pretty fair job on the synopsis. I edited a few words here and there. I hope it helps. Luck, J.X.M Out For Blood Synopsis At the turn of the twentieth century, Dr. Thomas Martins had finally succeeded in creating the formula for stem-cell regeneration to enhance longevity. The length of the enhancement had not yet been established because none of his flock has died from natural causes. The “cure” didn’t come side-effect-free. After injecting himslef, Martins discovered wo major flaws. The first of these was a fear of water. If they touched it, it burnt their flesh. Getting caught in the rain, for one of the “Collective,” was a fatal mistake. The second flaws was even more aberrant. It imbued cannibalistic tendencies, turning them into the drinkers of blood. The “Collective” had now lived like this for almost 100 years. After a young girl had gone missing in Richmond Virginia, her mother hired two Private Investigators, Larry Kessler and Gregg Pierroni, to find her. While working on the case, Greg himself mysteriously disappears while following a lead given to him by Celia Brontrose, a Psychic. As they found out, she had her own agenda with regard to the “Collective.” Vicky Meredith and Jill Gordon are two young girls who become entangled in the mystery when they accidentally hit Gregg with their car, as he flees from his blood thirsty pursuers. All three are taken back to town and locked in cells’. There, they undergo a night of multiple horrific occurrences. A large summer storm begins to move in over the town causing panic among the “Collective” as they scurry for shelter. Greg’s partner, Larry Kessler and secretary Brenda Wise are worried about him. They decide to pay the Psychic a visit. There, they are told a story so fantastic they find it hard to believe. Under duress, the Psychic agrees to help them in their efforts to find Gregg and the missing girls. In the process she discovers that the “Collective” has taken her own daughter, revenge for her part in trying to destroy them. Gregg and Jill eventually manage to escape from their cell, but Gregg refuses to leave town until he has rescued the other captive girls. Jill agrees to help him. They are assisted by a confused Pyrotechnician, Nick Demby. Nick was driving from New York to Cleveland for a Science Fiction Convention when he ran out of fuel near town. They join forces, to bring the story to a heart-racing and explosive ending.
Thanks for your efforts JXM, but I'm afraid most of your changes don't reflect the storyline accurately enough. It started 1919, after the turn of the century. You can only enhance something that is already there. It wasn't a cure, it was an experimental discovery. He didn't inject himself, he was injected unknowingly whilst unconscious. After a ninth young girl... (It is very relevent to the plot) Nick wasn't confused, he'd lost his way and ran out of fuel. (again very relevnt to the plot) Please understand JMX I am not being picky, but the above have to stay as they are. The rest of your changes are much more subtle and I am considering them. Again thank you for your efforts. Mark.
OK, it's not bad but in my opinion (only), it's not a synopsis. What you've written is a long blurb. The synopsis should tell the story, very simply. For example 'they are told a story so fantastic they find it hard to believe'. What story? 'to bring the story to a heart-racing and explosive ending'. Why? What happens? Picture the scene - a very busy agent's or publisher's office. They get, possibly, hundreds of these a day. They want to know very quickly what the story is. For example - Out for Blood is a horror / sci fi novel. It's set in... It's narrated by... It opens at the turn of the century in Dr Thomas Martins' lab? Where exactly? What exactly is he doing and what happens next? Keep it to one, or at most, two A4 pages. If the agent / publisher is looking for that kind of novel they will read your sample chapters and then if they like your writing they will get back to you. Drew www.drewgummerson.co.uk

 

That was the word I was afraid of "Blurb" Damn it! Thanks Drew.
Sabital, You are more than welcome.I did not mind at all spending an hour trying to be of some help. Good luck. J.X.M
Soz J.X.M. I think I have it now but cannot post it as it tells of the end of the story. Mark.
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