When writing a synopsis with your query letter (two pages) does this include the ending of your story? So is it Yes or No? I've seen both answers, I'm leaning towards a yes, but i'm a little confused, thanks.

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Always. Editors and agents read the synopsis to find out if you know how to write a compelling beginning, middle and end. If you leave off the end, you make their job harder for them. What you want to do with the synopsis is to make your book seem like such a compelling read, they have to see how you actually wrote the book ;) Hope that helps! Warmly, Jenny:)

No! Your intent is to set the hook, draw the interest of the potential publisher or editor. If you lay out the story well enough in general they will ask to know more. That is exactly what you want. Good luck.

No, the ending should not be routinely revealed. Readers, whoever they are, should be invited to make the journey of the book without knowing how it will end. Best wishes :-)

There are three integral parts to any narrative, the beginning, middle and END. A synopsis is just an extremely shortened version of your book, so then the answer would be yes you should include an ending.

Yes. By definition, a synopsis is to summarize briefly but in its entirety - beginning to end.

you should have an ending in your synopsis, but it can be couched in general terms instead of specifics. "Joe finds the thing, after all, and returns to normality. However, he is a changed man" Read book reviews to get an idea of this. The editor needs to know that youy have tied up all the threads in your story. You should not be worried about ruining the 'surprise' or anything like that. This is an editor, hopefully your editor, so the only surprise should be your outstanding ability as a writer to pull it off. The answer is Yes, you must have an ending for your synopsis.

Editors will require a proposal for a work of none fiction and a complete outline in the present tense covering two pages for a novel. The outline pitches to the editor what the story is about. ie. "My book concerns the life of a coalminer who wins the lottery. The win changes his life dramatically by making him want to divorce his wife.......In the end he learns his lesson by......."etc. Add a small amount of dialogue at the end to let the editor know you can handle the mechanics of writing.