I made good progress on that synopsis for Wildcaster yesterday. I managed to keep it just under 700 words, so it does the job, but bleh, it leaves out so much of the good, juicy stuff that really defines the story. The guide I read right here wasn't kidding. A synopsis really sucks the life and guts out of the story, but I guess that's where including the first three chapters or so helps.

My only concern is the story doesn't have a whole lot of crazy action in the beginning, but then again, most stories are this way. Wildcaster is kind of in the same ballpark as The Wizard of Oz and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (the whole strangers in a strange land kind of setting), and those don't really get intense until much later. So I think I'm okay.