Sentences with phrase «author blurb»

She is not applying for a job so the About the Author blurb is not dull and sterile.

You can't make a book trailer by just reading the book summary and the author blurb on the jacket.

The self - publishing company or distributor will ask you to come up with keywords, a description, an author blurb, back cover copy, and possibly dedication copy.

The author blurb at the back says he's working on a new Kathryn Dance for 2011: nothing so far, but I will be interested to read more of these.

Besides which, we know that authors blurb each other's books so that, when they need endorsements for their own books, the authors whose books they blurbed will return the favor.

The only reviews so far are «author blurbs» from John Lescroart, Joseph Finder and Sheldon Siegel which, like all author blurbs, are positive.

Author blurbs may also be obtained, and there may be some trade advertising.

Create one document to copy all of the industry review pull - quotes and author blurbs that you accrue as you publish your books.

Each one had received great trade reviews and author blurbs.

The same arguments apply to Reciprocal Reviewing Arrangements: author blurbs are traded all the time and have been in the publishing industry for hundreds of years.

Not exact matches

(CNN)-- Authors are known to seek out glowing blurbs to help sell books, but they might consider courting a Vatican reprimand instead.

:::::: I also want to mention here, Jeffrey Yamaguchi, author 52 Projects: Random Acts of Everyday Creativity; and Zoe Weil, author of Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times for taking the time to read the book in it's early form, and for so generously sharing their kind words about it in the form of the «blurb» on the back of the book.

As we put new articles online, we'll add photos of the authors and links to the articles to the corresponding blurbs on the index page below.

They are online blurbs for The Harcombe Diet, whose author Zoe Harcombe PhD, is scheduled as the keynote speaker for next month's Wise Traditions Conference.

«True Love Dates blends the wisdom of a counselor with the sage experience of a woman who has made a wise marital choice,» Gary Thomas, a best - selling author, wrote in a blurb.

The Short Version: Established in 2006, Blurb is a user - friendly, affordable self - publishing site that helps authors,... (read more)

Update: Austin360 reports that Faraci's Fantastic Fest program blurbs have now been pulled from the festival's site, and replaced by a different author's work.

Contents cover: Making predictions based on the cover and blurb How Sachar uses language to establish setting at the start of the book How the author hooks the reader at the beginning Exploration of the theme of destiny Analysis of Stanley Yelnats at the start of the novel Extension questions You can preview the first few slides of Holes — Part One by clicking on the preview image.

But the media blurbs that followed the report's publication fail to dig into the flawed analyses and vacuous recommendations pitched by its authors, Professors Gary Orfield, Jongyeon Ee and Ryan Coughlan Guttman.

As far as an insider tip goes, it's great to see an author that comes to us with pre-publication blurbs from bestselling and award - winning authors.

So it certainly doesn't hurt to reach out to well - known authors and ask them to review your work, if they're interested and if they indicate they do like it, see if they'll provide a short blurb.

Blurb's Eileen Gittins insisted that a book is not the «tada» moment many authors think it is but, in fact, the precursor to the next book, and the next one.

Another publishing platform, Blurb, had a strong sponsor presence, while the Frankfurt Book Fair, parent of Publishing Perspectives, sponsored a media breakfast early in the day and presented PP's «Authors Guide to the Frankfurt Book Fair.»

If they don't know you, you can get blurbs and reviews from lots of people — and hopefully other authors they do trust.

I had great cover blurbs / praises to pitch on my book and across my branding platforms (website & social media) from well - known authors, magazines, and critical reviews from professional editorial sources.

Avoid fake blurbs moving forward, and make every effort to get real blurbs, even if it's from a less - than - well - known author, or someone who's published outside your genre.

Blurb, a company that begin by producing limited print runs of graphics - heavy paper books before expanding into a digital publishing platform for self - published authors with a suite of user friendly tools, has been on a mission lately to acquire key products and support personnel to make their platform even more... [Read more...]

The blurb making the rounds this week is an uber - effusive plug from novelist and poet Nicole Krauss for Israeli author David Grossman's upcoming novel, To the End of the Land (Knopf, September 21).

Two well - known names in book services, Reedsy and Blurb, are partnering to streamline the process for authors with ebook and POD services.

There is so much to learn and signing up to the Author Marketing Club has been a good way to tap into this knowledge and use a number of useful tools such as the blurb writing boost.

The back of the book required a variety of information from you, such as the «back of the book blurb,» an author bio and / or picture, a barcode with the ISBN, your publishing logo, and a testimonial or endorsement.

It's not uncommon for traditional publishers to put nothing but blurbs or reviews on a novel's back cover, especially if it's by an author who is already well - known.

Indeed, our not - so - independent - as - all - that bookstores here in the Portland area apparently don't even bother to read the cover blurbs (since these stores feature and proclaim the very authors cited, yet will neither schedule a reading from this novel, nor accept except — after much pleading — a very few copies on consignment.

I read How to Format Your Book in Word just about a year ago when author Colin Dunbar asked me if I would write a blurb about it for the «Editorial Reviews» section of the book's Amazon sales page.

But the indie author loves that scene and puts that scene in the blurb.

Most editors have zero issue accepting help on this from their authors, if their authors know how to write blurbs.

You've published your ebook, done book blog tours, pimped your work on Twitter and Facebook, and you even got such - and - such favorite author to provide a blurb.

It's recommended that you don't put anything important in that area, such as your title or author name, blurb or price.

Several authors told me that they often don't cite them because they feel their name won't lend the kind of credibility that they want from the blurb.

Most authors selling to traditional publishing wouldn't know a good blurb that would help sell their book if their life depended on it.

This will include author bio, picture, 3D book cover created by Caleb and Linda Pirtle (if not provided), blurb, buy links, and excerpt.

Especially with self - published books, if the author has put in the effort to have a good cover and blurb, they must have some skills and / or some determination to do this right.

I posed a question a couple of weeks ago in the Author Biz Facebook group about book blurbs.

The point of those short testimonial blurbs from experts or famous people is to convince you to buy the author's book.

Indie authors tend to write blurbs that go into the plot details.

Calibre imports the title, author, and metadata information (including those back cover blurbs) from your ereader if the ebook's metadata is coded correctly (a good example of why metadata is so important).

It's a sad day when a reputable publisher such as Chronicle stoops to sending potential authors rejection letters — only now to include a spanking new alternative solution for them: an advertising insert in the letter containing some kind of a consolation prize coupon, sending them over to their your do - it - yourself partner Blurb.

Recommendations and / or blurbs from comparable authors can increase your sales.

Things like having a great cover, having a well formatted book, having a well - written blurb (not to mention book)... these are all things you should already either know (or you can learn how to do that in my Indie Author Survival Guide).

But really, does Chronicle have any idea that they are going to have backlash and controversy likely to result from the authors they steered toward of the likes of the Blurbs of the world who will come back to them with their complaints when no one else is there to help them?