Does anyone have good advice for writing a synopsis. I am trying to help my 13 year old daughter get her book ready for submission and I am a bit stuck on the synopsis part of it. It needs to be a short one and her book is not very long anyway so I don't think that will be a problem. I'm just not sure where to start.

As the Mad Hatter said, "Start at the beginning, go on until you come to the end, and then stop."

A synopsis can really be a pain. I have two hints. Look at the ones in books like Cliffs Notes. Check out the opening phrases used: Later that evening, Unknown to, Mary explains to, Before John could start to...

The second hint (which it is probably too late for) is: As you are writing the book write a one or two line summery of each chapter. Makes it easy to focus on the most important points.