Can anyone provide me Synopsis of my novel?

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To be fair, this part of a novel is probably at least partially about marketing as well, not just writing skills.
Ahhhhhhhh!Damn you.
Here is the new synopsis, though it doesn't even tell you 80% of the plot. Anyways:
I commited suicide in front of my lover.
Why? I forgot.Well I hope i will die, this time around.

[Singularity Expansion]

[Something New: Completed]

[Sudden Changes: Completed]

[Daydreams: Completed]

[Delusions: Completed]

[Sanity: Failed]

[Worldline-One: Complete]

...

[Genocide: Found]

[Simulating 'Genocide'...]

[Genocide: Complete]

[Worldlines Complete: 5/5]

[Regressing: Unlocked]

[Possession: Unlocked]

[Reincarnation: Unlocked]

[Transmigration: Unlocked]

[[Genre unlocked]]

[Please select a genere and a theme]

[Error!]

[Host isn't in the state to chose]

[Going into hibernation until host is awake]

.
.

[The host is determined to be dead]


[Auto choosing the genre and theme]

[Genre available:

Fantasy, action,tragedy,Romance,Si-fi, mystery,horror,boy's love, girl's love,....]

[Selecting the most compatible genre]

[Processing.....]

[Error!Genre forcibly terminated.]

[Selecting the theme]

[Theme available: Regression,transmigration,reincarnation,possession]

[Selecti—

[Error!]

[The host has no sanity to select theme]

[Error!the host's mentality isn't enough]

[Initializing the Worldline]


[All themes are activated forcibly]

[Timeline set]

[Creating a new multiverse]

[Alternative universes terminated]

[The host— subject now will be transported to a different worldline]

[The host past may be tragic ]

[The host present will be despair]

[The host future may be a tragedy]


And i just wanted eternal rest but instead got eternal hell.
 

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The hardest things about writing are, in order:

1. Actually Starting writing - many never get past this point.

2. Title. If the story does not suggest one immediately, you're going to flounder looking for a good one (or at least I do). You can come back to this later and revise (I have one story that is on its third title so far)

3. Synopsis. Same as with title - sometimes it comes out and slaps you in the face and says: "Use me! Use ME!" and other times it just sits there in a staring contest with you, and odds are you will blink before that white page does.

2/3a. This falls somewhere in between the first and fourth step and is important, especially for online books, but still can be tricky: Cover and Illustrations. Sometimes you just need a simple image, sometimes you want to make something closer to a full comic book. This is something many will never be 100% happy with until they either commission something or hand the project over to a publisher to pick stuff out for them.

4. Chapter Headers - simple number, just a word, word and number? Sequential? Decimal? Alphabetical? Believe it or not this CAN be a big stumbling block, especially if you are considering writing for audiobooks.

5. Continuing Writing - the number of would-be writers who never get to this point is impressively high. Four and Five are interchangeable and can help or hinder each other at random.

6. Bring it to a Conclusion (easier for short stories but never easy - and if you are writing multiple volumes, this can be a major stumbling block as you figure out where to conclude one arc and start the next). Even some well-established writers have problems here (c.f. Stephen King).
Ahhhhhhhh!Damn you.
Here is the new synopsis, though it doesn't even tell you 80% of the plot. Anyways:
I commited suicide in front of my lover.
Why? I forgot.Well I hope i will die, this time around.

[Singularity Expansion]

[Something New: Completed]

[Sudden Changes: Completed]

[Daydreams: Completed]

[Delusions: Completed]

[Sanity: Failed]

[Worldline-One: Complete]

...

[Genocide: Found]

[Simulating 'Genocide'...]

[Genocide: Complete]

[Worldlines Complete: 5/5]

[Regressing: Unlocked]

[Possession: Unlocked]

[Reincarnation: Unlocked]

[Transmigration: Unlocked]

[[Genre unlocked]]

[Please select a genere and a theme]

[Error!]

[Host isn't in the state to chose]

[Going into hibernation until host is awake]

.
.

[The host is determined to be dead]


[Auto choosing the genre and theme]

[Genre available:

Fantasy, action,tragedy,Romance,Si-fi, mystery,horror,boy's love, girl's love,....]

[Selecting the most compatible genre]

[Processing.....]

[Error!Genre forcibly terminated.]

[Selecting the theme]

[Theme available: Regression,transmigration,reincarnation,possession]

[Selecti—

[Error!]

[The host has no sanity to select theme]

[Error!the host's mentality isn't enough]

[Initializing the Worldline]


[All themes are activated forcibly]

[Timeline set]

[Creating a new multiverse]

[Alternative universes terminated]

[The host— subject now will be transported to a different worldline]

[The host past may be tragic ]

[The host present will be despair]

[The host future may be a tragedy]


And i just wanted eternal rest but instead got eternal hell.
I can see the Eternal Hell part just reading this ... which is probably not a good thing.

Does your character have a name? Even if the entire story is in first person, there is no need for the synopsis to be. Maybe something like:

Joe Everyman was unhappy. His life was miserable and his efforts to change it had failed, so he tried to end it.
He is not sure, but feels he has done this before, perhaps many times. This time he wants a witness to his end, so he kills himself in front of his lover - he was going to disappoint her anyway, right?
He just wants to rest, to end it all...
But the universe had other plans, and his true suffering was only just beginning...
 
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The hardest things about writing are, in order:

1. Actually Starting writing - many never get past this point.

2. Title. If the story does not suggest one immediately, you're going to flounder looking for a good one (or at least I do). You can come back to this later and revise (I have one story that is on its third title so far)

3. Synopsis. Same as with title - sometimes it comes out and slaps you in the face and says: "Use me! Use ME!" and other times it just sits there in a staring contest with you, and odds are you will blink before that white page does.

2/3a. This falls somewhere in between the first and fourth step and is important, especially for online books, but still can be tricky: Cover and Illustrations. Sometimes you just need a simple image, sometimes you want to make something closer to a full comic book. This is something many will never be 100% happy with until they either commission something or hand the project over to a publisher to pick stuff out for them.

4. Chapter Headers - simple number, just a word, word and number? Sequential? Decimal? Alphabetical? Believe it or not this CAN be a big stumbling block, especially if you are considering writing for audiobooks.

5. Continuing Writing - the number of would-be writers who never get to this point is impressively high. Four and Five are interchangeable and can help or hinder each other at random.

6. Bring it to a Conclusion (easier for short stories but never easy - and if you are writing multiple volumes, this can be a major stumbling block as you figure out where to conclude one arc and start the next). Even some well-established writers have problems here (c.f. Stephen King).

I can see the Eternal Hell part just reading this ... which is (probably not a good thing).

Does your character have a name? Even if the entire story is in first person, there is no need for the synopsis to be. Maybe something like:
Ok its a edited it ans here's the renewed one for the like 60th time:I committed suicide in front of my lover. Why? I’ve forgotten. But I hoped, this time, I would finally die.

Oh.How foolish of me to believe in hope.

Instead, I was transmigrated, possessed others, reincarnated—again and again—and regressed through an endless cycle. Now I’m in a world of infinite worlds, where infinite versions of me exist.Now I'm in a world of infinite worlds, where infinite versions of me exist, making it paradoxically sophisticated. In the same world, I watch my comrades die crying, while in another, I kill them.


This place is a dystopia, a fool’s paradise, a nightmare beyond any hell—an illusion so real, I can no longer tell what’s true.

“Once a tragedy always a tragedy”



That took me 10 minutes. Good enough?
 

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Ok its a edited it ans here's the renewed one for the like 60th time:I committed suicide in front of my lover. Why? I’ve forgotten. But I hoped, this time, I would finally die.

Oh.How foolish of me to believe in hope.

Instead, I was transmigrated, possessed others, reincarnated—again and again—and regressed through an endless cycle. Now I’m in a world of infinite worlds, where infinite versions of me exist.Now I'm in a world of infinite worlds, where infinite versions of me exist, making it paradoxically sophisticated. In the same world, I watch my comrades die crying, while in another, I kill them.


This place is a dystopia, a fool’s paradise, a nightmare beyond any hell—an illusion so real, I can no longer tell what’s true.

“Once a tragedy always a tragedy”



That took me 10 minutes. Good enough?
Definitely better. Says what needs to be said, doesn't ramble a lot, and provides a nice teaser in that last quote.

Most of my synopses have gone through at least three mental revisions and two in print before I posted them, BTW.
 
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Definitely better. Says what needs to be said, doesn't ramble a lot, and provides a nice teaser in that last quote.
Most of my synopses have gone through at least three mental revisions and two in print before I posted them, BTW.
Thank you. I don't know why i did this but did it. I guess?
Any ways all of that explains 9% of the plot.
Heh,my master plan to traumatizing people is coming true. Just i have to be patience.
 

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The synopsis is certainly important.

Cover attracts attention.

Sometimes the title does, but mostly, it's a cover which is there to grab attention.

It must convince them that your story has the stuff they look for. Something which the title or the cover can't provide.

What constitutes a good synopsis, though, your guess is as good as mine.
 

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Is Synopsis really that important.no,really who the hell even reads those things?

The novel is Beyond Infinity
(Note:Previous name was chronicles of the cosmic paradox)

My synopsis is
Beyond infinity also in Japanese Mugen o koete(無限を超えて), in Chinese Chāoyuè wúqióngdà(超越无穷大), in Korean muhandae neomeo(무한대 너머).
Is the novel embodiment of tragedy.Its contains some descriptive—complex themes that you can't understand.It's novel made for you to get confused.

Pretty creative.I know, right?

Well, who even reads that thing. If you do, then you van provide me a Synopsis of it. I guess?

Back to my question.

Why is the inflation so hig—oh wait wrong one why do i liv—wrong one again.

Ahh.I remember. Its, should i delete my novel?
What in the writingcirclejerk
 

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Oh, absolutely. Synopses are like flowers, except instead of bees and butterflies, you are hoping to attract readers who might not even notice you if your synopsis is a wilted mess. The more colorful and eye-catching it is, the more likely you are to pull people in, like a vibrant bloom begging for attention. So yeah, if you are looking for some "honey" in your wax (aka, readers), a strong synopsis is definitely your best bet. Otherwise, good luck sitting in a dusty corner while the “better” flowers steal the show.
I'm more crude and practical. (caused also bc of too many chinese novels)

I call that : bait / hook & sinker
You bait with cover + title + synopsis/summary
and you hook the reader with the quality.
Most the light novel have Short synopsis and most of them don't even tell much
You probably find the unpopular ones or bad category of LNs
OR the old ones that didnt need to compete with million competitors like now
 
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I'm more crude and practical. (caused also bc of too many chinese novels)

I call that : bait / hook & sinker
You bait with cover + title + synopsis/summary
and you hook the reader with the quality.

You probably find the unpopular ones or bad category of LNs
OR the old ones that didn't need to compete with million competitors like now
Nah,i read pretty popular light novel.
And for me i am Delusional. So no need to vary my opinion.
I only read the synopsis if it's also the title. I joke, but some people make them too long. I like short and sweet ones that don't spoil everything.
Based.
 

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My order of priority when picking up a new piece of work is generaly as follows.

1. Tags
2. Synopsis
3. First chapter
4. Everything else but i probably wont be fair the stories that have sentences for names unless is specificly looking for some offbrand japanees junkfood. All of the stories im currently following on SH have titles between 1 & 5 words.
 
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My order of priority when picking up a new piece of work is generally as follows.

1. Tags
2. Synopsis
3. First chapter
4. Everything else but i probably wont be fair the stories that have sentences for names unless is specifically looking for some off brand Japanese junk food. All of the stories I'm currently following on SH have titles between 1 & 5 words.
Yeah but most of the words are copyright.
 

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Is Synopsis really that important.no,really who the hell even reads those things?

The novel is Beyond Infinity
(Note:Previous name was chronicles of the cosmic paradox)

My synopsis is
Beyond infinity also in Japanese Mugen o koete(無限を超えて), in Chinese Chāoyuè wúqióngdà(超越无穷大), in Korean muhandae neomeo(무한대 너머).
Is the novel embodiment of tragedy.Its contains some descriptive—complex themes that you can't understand.It's novel made for you to get confused.

Pretty creative.I know, right?

Well, who even reads that thing. If you do, then you van provide me a Synopsis of it. I guess?

Back to my question.

Why is the inflation so hig—oh wait wrong one why do i liv—wrong one again.

Ahh.I remember. Its, should i delete my novel?
No keep your Novel! But if you are can I have it?
I really Like naming my chapters because I feel like it gets you excited and curious about why that chapter is called that.:D
I'm really worried about the coming generations attention span. To not even be able to read synopsis? Do you even read the book? Or just skim through it?
Saidly Iv heard that a lot of people don't even Know How To Read!! An there Adults!! Like what!! Sorry for the loudness but that's just sad.
 
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No keep your Novel! But if you are can I have it?
I really Like naming my chapters because I feel like it gets you excited and curious about why that chapter is called that.:D

Sadly I've heard that a lot of people don't even Know How To Read!! An there Adults!! Like what!! Sorry for the loudness but that's just sad.
Bruh.....No,if its getting deleted.its getting deleted from existence.
And idk about naming stuff,it's just a pain but i do name them about foreshadowing for next like 3 or 4 chapters.

Yeah, about not reading that's called poverty. Or people are just lazy amd stupid.
 
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