Abridge Your Book

[Paul Whybrow]

I’ve been strewing my new video trailer for Who Kills A Nudist? on social media sites that I haven’t troubled in years.

Sometimes, this involves writing a synopsis of the story in only a few words. My mind drifted to the concise way of doing this, the so-called ‘elevator pitch’.

Then my eye was caught by this amusing cartoon penned by the brilliant John Atkinson.

It made me wonder how I’d abridge my first Cornish Detective story…

Something like this:

“Clothed detective catches nasty nudist who killed nice nudist. Kaboom!”

How would your book’s plot be abridged?

 

[Hannah F]

Love the Ulysses one!

 

[Paul V]

Fire-fighter helps woman. Dead soldier gets quite annoyed.

 

[Vagabond Heart]

Ha. Brilliant.
During the first lockdown I set myself the challenge to read the Complete works of Shakespeare, and then reviewed them, giving a rating out of ten.
This my review for Titus Andronicus:

Well that is just disgusting.
0/10 or less.

 

[Hannah F]

Novice witch rescues a princess, realises she's nasty and kills her.

 

[CageSage]

For one of my stories: the devil made me do it!

 

[Jonny]

Best friends fall out over daughters. Realise their mistake. Patch things up.

 

[Barbara]

Bareknuckle fighter punches crap out of self.

 

[Tracey (T)]

Drunken dinner party exposes secrets, testing friendships and breaking down marriages.