Writing the Synopsis

One local publisher has already agreed to look at my manuscript (provided to him on CD - I couldn't justify killing any trees yet...)  Since he and his editing staff  read an earlier version of chapter one and have heard about the characters and themes through our conversations over the past year, I didn't include a synopsis. 

Now is the time to buckle down and write one. 

Ack!

A bit of Googling came up with a couple of sites with tips:

• How to Write a Synopsis at Writing World
  http://www.writing-world.com/publish/synopsis.shtml
• Writing the Novel Synopsis at Forward Motion for Writers  
  http://www.fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%2015/workshop.htm

 Here we go...