Query Prep Bundle for Novelists: First 10 Pages Revision Kit + Synopsis Builder (Printable Fillable PDF Workbooks)
Get your opening pages and your synopsis ready to send with two printable, fillable workbooks in one bundle.
The first pages and the synopsis are the two parts of querying most writers dread. This bundle gives you a step-by-step way to fix both, with worksheets you actually fill in instead of another guide you read and forget.
What's inside (2 PDFs, 30 pages each)
1. The First 10 Pages Revision Kit
- Opening Audit Scorecard with 10 criteria
- Page-by-page checklists for pages 1 to 10
- 12 Red Flags with quick tests, weak vs stronger examples, and fixes
- 5 annotated before and after rewrites: romance, fantasy, thriller, literary fiction, YA horror
- 12 opening line patterns and a first line lab
- 5 worksheets: voice, want and stakes, backstory purge, ending hook, line-level polish
- Revision log, final pre-query checklist, and beta reader form
2. The Synopsis Builder
- Synopsis vs blurb vs query letter, explained
- 3-hour synopsis session plan
- Story skeleton, cast cut, and cause and effect chain worksheets
- Fill-in-the-blank formula for a full draft, paragraph by paragraph
- Word budget for 250, 500, and 1,000 word versions
- Genre lens for romance, fantasy, thriller, mystery, literary, and YA
- 6 annotated sample synopses
- 6 common mistakes with fixes
- 8-criteria scorecard, query letter match page, and reader retell form
Why writers like this format
- Workbooks, not lectures. You work on your own pages as you go.
- Printer-friendly. Black and white pages with light maroon accents, so you are not burning through ink.
- Fillable on screen or print and write by hand.
- All examples are original, written for this kit.
- Genre-specific examples, so it works whether you write romance, fantasy, thrillers, or literary fiction.
Who it's for
Novelists getting ready to query, writers revising an opening, and anyone who has a finished draft and no idea how to summarize it.
File details
2 PDF files, 30 pages each, US Letter size. Instant download. For personal use only.
Good to know
Fillable fields work best in Adobe Acrobat or Reader. Some phone and browser viewers do not support them, but printing works everywhere. This bundle offers craft guidance and common practice. It does not guarantee representation or publication, and agents' requirements vary, so always follow each agent's current submission guidelines.
