Synopsis writing is hard

[cornerofmadness]

The joy of the day was getting to attend the Abney Park streaming concert.

Have a peek at this synopsis, see what you think. Yes it's a bit basic because it's not really for a query. They're already going to read the novel so it's not a query letter sort of synopsis.


Dr. Joshua Zimmermann is a young wild life professor at a college near Ohio’s Hocking Hills. He adores foxes and has made them the central focus of his research. He’s an outdoor enthusiast but he brings the same enthusiasm to his other passions. He and his childhood friends have a paranormal investigation team which he does his best to bring his scientific background to this less than scientific field. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of geeky memorabilia, tattoos and is an avid steampunk cosplayer. He especially loves Star Trek, Doctor Who and the Green Tablet series by B.A. Halloran.

Brendan Halloran had it all. As an author of a successful young adult urban fantasy series and equally successful movie franchise, Brendan should have had it all. He did until his young son, Connor died of cancer. Heart broken and drowning in grief, Brendan stops writing, stops living his life. His marriage to Heather disintegrates in spite of them remaining friends. Brendan is trapped in the moment Connor died.

When he rents a cabin in the Hocking Hills, it’s ostensibly to research his next book, an adult paranormal tale but he is also considering this would be a good place to die. Heather certainly worries on it. He’s hired Joshua Zimmermann who has a website about the paranormal in Ohio, thinking if he does pull out of his tail spin and make good on his plan to write a new book, he might as well do it right. He selects the remains of an old hotel constructed to kill guests ala H.H. Holmes as the place he wants to investigate. If nothing else, Diane’s history as a serial killer would be interesting to investigate and Joshua agrees to the plan.

Completely unprepared for the joy and enthusiasm Josh brings to everything he does, Brendan finds himself swept away. Step by step he reenters life. His head might not be convinced he’s ready to love again but his heart disagrees. Unfortunately for him, Diane’s ghost is every bit as vicious as she was in life and he and Joshua have a target on their back.






Challenge #14

In your own space, do the Fandom Wrap Challenge. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.



What were your top 5 fandoms for 2022 based on the amount of time you interacted with them?
1. Prodigal Son
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3. Angel the Series
4. The Owl House
5. Lucifer

What were your top 5 fandom spaces (Discord, Twitter, etc.) you experienced fandom in terms of time spent?
1. Ao3
2. dreamwidth
3. twitter
4. livejournal
5. discord

What are the top 5 things you did to contribute to fandom in terms of time? Did you write? Comment? Send positive energy into the universe? Create art?
1. write (nearly 300K)
2. commenting
3. supporting the save prodigal son campaign
4. playlists
5. faculty advisor to the anime/manga club

What were your top 5 most appreciated fandom contributions? (i.e. in terms of likes, kudos, reblogs, comments, etc.)
1. Her Boys Prodigal Son

2. Bound by Fear Prodigal Son (novel length)

3. Digging Up Bones Prodigal Son (novel length)

4. Arms Made of Tenderness The Owl House

5. A Little Help From a Friend Venom (porny nonsense but people loved it)

Have a Top 5 List you'd like to share?? By all means!
how about some communities
1. allbingo
2. comment_bingo
3. spook_me
4. intoabar
5. fandomtrees