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PREPTOBER // Creating The 15-Word Pitch & Short Synopsis, a sorta-vlog

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Channel: Kate Cavanaugh Writes · 2018 · People & Blogs

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Do you suck at explaining your #NaNoWriMo story idea to other people? ME TOO. Here's a #preptober vlog with tips on how to figure out your short synopsis AND a fifteen-word elevator pitch.
☟↓ QUESTIONS FOR YOU & TIMESTAMPS BELOOOOOW! ↓☟

0:00 The spiel, the description on the NaNo website, and the 15-word elevator pitch.
1:11 5 things you HAVE to include in your pitch/spiel/synopsis.
1:44 I'm doing this alongside, y'all! And procrastinating having to work on my pitch because OMG I AM SO BAD AT THEM.
2:39 Hi, I'm awful at titles and naming characters.
3:03 Working my way through answering those 5 questions...
4:37 Deciding to work on the summary first AND THEN the 15-word pitch. (I think this is a good idea for everyone!)
4:58 The really random inspiration for this story.
5:20 WHY IS THIS SO HARD?! ("Attempt 1") AKA a sassy reading.
6:03 "Attempt 2" and filling in the details.
6:41 Finishing the summary for the NaNo website ("Attempt 3").
8:41 The 15-word pitch came shockingly quick after I got the summary down! "The one" and "the fail."
10:00 Questions for youuuuu!
10:29 Bloops!

D I S C U S S I O N   Q U E S T I O N S :
What's your spiel or approximately fifteen-word summary of your novel?
What's the process by which you come up with your synopsis or quick summary? Which 'questions' do you think are important to answer in it?
Do you fill out the "short synopsis" section of the NaNo website? (Because I'll confess to not doing it before because I couldn't figure out how to bahahaha.)

O T H E R   V I D E O S   R E F E R E N C E D :
Being a NaNo rebel: https://youtu.be/uwWF_H2tY38

🌎  F I N D   M E   O N L I N E :
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