THE CASE OF THE DREADED SYNOPSIS

When it comes time to find the right agent for you and your novel, you will need to compose a query letter and a synopsis. Your job is to make both of these documents tight, professional, and effective.  To spare yourself needless pain and embarrassing blunders, seek help without shame. 
Agent Query has clear guidelines to help you come up with a dynamite query.
Fiction Writer’s Connection offers excellent tips to help you draft and polish your synopsis.
The good news: once you tackle your synopsis, the query will seem like a piece of cake!