Writers Tricks of the Trade May-June 2015

PRESS “CONTROL” THEN CLICK “BUY” TO PURCHASE THE BOOK WHAT IS A SYNOPSIS... The investigator gets to work, but in the meantime, Toby is arrested on an outstanding bench warrant and Candace is taken into custody. She’s returned to Shannon and Kurt only to run back to Toby the first chance she gets. Shortly after being back in his arms, Candace gets a call from the P.I. He didn’t find her mother, but he did discover something else—she has a biological brother named Vance (20s). Candace shows up at Vance’s door. He’s thrilled to see the baby sister he thought he’d never lay eyes on again and invites her in. The two bond quickly, but Vance cautions her about meeting their mother Callie (late 30s). He predicts that Callie, who is an alcoholic and drug addict, may want nothing to do with her. When Callie comes home intoxicated and refuses to acknowledge Candace, the girl’s hopes are crushed. But that’s only the start of Candace’s problems… Unbeknownst to Candace, Keenan has made plans with his buddy Pedro, 20s, to rob a local drug dealer and has succeeded in convincing Toby to help them out. Meanwhile, Shannon and Kurt exhaust every possible lead trying to find their missing daughter. It all comes to a head when the robbery goes horribly wrong and Pedro is killed. Toby and Keenan get away but the dealer, Dawson, finds out where they live and comes looking for revenge. Unfortunately for Candace, she finds herself in more danger than she ever thought possible… BUY NOW And, an example of a one paragraph synopsis THE SECRET SEX LIFE OF A SINGLE MOM – one paragraph synopsis Screenplay by Christine Conradt, based on the novel of the same name by Delaine Moore After Delaine (36) finds out her husband Robert is cheating, she tries to “be a better wife” and keep their marriage together for her three young children. But the emotional trauma manifests in physical pain and she soon finds herself regularly visiting an attractive acupuncturist named Graham. Delaine and Graham start their own affair and for the first time in a long time, Delaine feels loved as Graham helps her find the confidence to finally divorce Robert.. But Graham, unfortunately, isn’t all he claims to be and that relationship also falls apart when Delaine discovers another woman is about to have Graham’s baby. Devastated, Delaine talks to her friends: Hali and Stephanie. They encourage her to go online to find a new guy. Although she’s hesitant at first, she does, and that’s where she meets The Duke—a Dom who promises to turn Delaine into an alpha female, never to be walked all over by a man again, if she follows his advice. Delaine agrees to do what The Duke tells her to do and quickly begins to transform into an empowered woman in control of her own sexuality. But there’s one little catch… although she’s learned how to get a guy and have the relationship she deserves, she can’t seem to get one man in particular out of her mind—The Duke. WRITERS’ TRICKS OF THE TRADE PAGE 17 BUY NOW BUY NOW MAY-JUNE 2015

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