Sentences with phrase «blurb as»

We did this by either briefly stating «this is true / false», or by giving participants a short evidence - based blurb as to why the information was true or false.

I'll take your word on the blurb as sensationalist, but if so, the author might think to get it toned down, if only to improve sales.

So, second to getting the cover professionally done, be sure to have a really great blurb as well.

Look on your blurb as your book's outline.

It will help you write the blurb as well as help you talk to acquaintances (who might just become buyers) about your book.

Think of your book blurb as an ad for your book.

Think of your blurb as the map of your book.

Bestselling indie authors Bella Andre has her reviews right under her blurb as does J.F. Penn..

My take away is to make sure I put my books in the right categories, and make the blurb as specific as it needs to be.

She offered up this verbal blurb as an endorsement — the prose is so sharp it can cause papercuts — but at the time, I wasn't looking to clomp through stinging nettles for pleasure.

(And many of us do much, much better covers and blurbs as well.)

I do not know for sure, but I would wager anything that both Cussler and Patterson write their own blurbs as well, since both were originally in advertising.

I like to write my novels» blurbs as soon as I can, preferably while the book's still in outline form.

They are focused on quality covers and blurbs as well as strong openings that draw in readers.

Pay close attention to title, cover design, and back of the book blurbs as this is the first thing that captures a buyer's eye.

You may be tempted to ignore these polite blurbs as yet another irrelevant piece of data in our overly - informed lives.

Not exact matches

A panel of three entrepreneurs discussed the relationship between purpose and profitability in greater depth: Pocket Sun, who, as founding partner of female - focused VC firm SoGal Ventures, has a purpose of «building an empire for millennial women to invest in startups»; Eileen Gittins, a serial entrepreneur who founded book self - publishing firm Blurb and now runs Bossygrl, a mobile app meant to introduce Gen Z girls to entrepreneurship by helping them launch micro-businesses; and Cathie Reid, co-founder and current digital advisor to Icon Group, an Australian cancer - care company with annual revenue of more than $ 1.5 billion.

-- Rix Kramlich, CEO and director at self - publishing platform Blurb, who has six startup exits to his credit and has held senior management roles in public companies such as Macromedia, i2 Technologies, and ABB

Jay Conrad Levinson, Father of Guerrilla Marketing, also endorsed the original book; as a co-author of the current book, obviously, he did nt provide a blurb this time.

If you include a series of blurbs or article summaries, the attention of your recipients will most likely be spread across these tidbits of information as opposed to staying focused on a certain element.

I also dislike her closed comments policy, I'm sure if I posted the above blurb, she'd censor it, even though I'm just as Bible - thumping as the next indy fundy girl.

The New York Times took note of it, (later profiling her) and a Village Voice sex columnist wrote in a back - cover blurb for the book: «As a single woman myself, Dawn's given me a lot to think about.»

Nevertheless, the face of the «new theology» as it appeared over the blurbs of the paperbacks which came out everywhere during the sittings of the Council, though mostly young, and always handsome in exquisite grey suiting and silver grey tie, was in most cases the face of Humanism applied to the doctrine of the Faith.

As I say in my blurb for No One Sees God, «The word dialogical might have been invented to describe Michael Novak.»

Popularizations often have this effect, but Bloom is a major figure and a serious literary critic (jacket - cover blurbs rightly identify him as «America's pre-eminent literary critic» and «the critic of our time»), so in trying to comprehend the level of the argument I found myself opting at times for disingenuousness, bombast or simple ignorance of the field of biblical studies.

Bart Ehrman and Karen King share Pagels's interests in noncanonical writings (all three admire each other's work, as evident from dust - jacket blurbs).

Any chance you could write a blurb and post it here that could then be posted to FB as a status update and link?

Saying that something will be ready in 30 seconds is pretty incredible, as you might spend that much time just reading this blurb about the recipe.

And if you've always wanted to publish & sell your very own cookbook or print a collection of family recipes into a beautiful book as a wedding gift or keepsake, you can now do so through our new partner, Blurb!

what i have loved about both of your cookbooks is that your writing, stories, little blurbs on life are equally enticing and comforting as your photos are.

I always point people to Shauna's site as a fantastic resource, and like I said when I did a blurb for the back of her book - her writing is always heartfelt, inspiring, and informational - a tough balance to strike.

I don't know how I feel about the situation, as its a short blurb and I haven't really seen anything else.

As another member of the UK Etsy crowd, we're proud to have a UK portal to jump upon — plus as Sally say's we're already used to e-commerce, our photos and blurb is done and we just love having a UK site and UK pound sterling to show our wares off oAs another member of the UK Etsy crowd, we're proud to have a UK portal to jump upon — plus as Sally say's we're already used to e-commerce, our photos and blurb is done and we just love having a UK site and UK pound sterling to show our wares off oas Sally say's we're already used to e-commerce, our photos and blurb is done and we just love having a UK site and UK pound sterling to show our wares off on!

As a parent educator, I've waded through the same books you probably have, combing thousands of pages for a single blurb of advice.

I'm a big fan of Le Billon's work (see comments on her previous book) and also blurbed this one, as you can tell from the cover.

Usage guidance, also known as a tag wiki excerpt, is a short blurb that describes when and why a tag should be used on this site specifically.

Do they have blurbs in main articles pointing to percieved political biases (for example, MSNBC or NBC itself, or New York Times, all 3 of which are just as frequently accused of political bias in the other directon as Fox News is).

As Boris himself puts it, «The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference», and when you read the book's blurb it's not hard to imagine that Boris allowed his mind to wander as he scribbled down his thoughtAs Boris himself puts it, «The point of the Churchill Factor is that one man can make all the difference», and when you read the book's blurb it's not hard to imagine that Boris allowed his mind to wander as he scribbled down his thoughtas he scribbled down his thoughts.

«As the Attorney General of New York, it is Andrew Cuomo's responsibility to oversee charities in this state,» a blurb on Lazio's campaign site reads.

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.

«Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive,» reads a Spore marketing blurb, embarking on «an epic journey that takes you from the origin and evolution of life through the development of civilization.»

According to the blurb I received about the course, appropriate timing of personnel issues such as promotion, leave and travel «can be pinpointed with accuracy».

You might want to cite your sources regarding damage from running and be sure to place them in context, showing the volume of training if you want to make your case more strongly, because i have seen blurbs and abstracts of the studies cited as ammo against cardio and running in general, when upon reading the full text paper and putting it context of the entire body of research, did not support the contention being made.

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.

Key Note: As mentioned in the blurb on vitamin C, you don't have to have an overt nutrient deficiency to show symptoms.

I'd say that the «sheer» part of that blurb applies more to the application than the colour as these tones are quite pigment dance and go on BOLD!

Other sites sounded almost as if they were working for the online dating services: every review was full of blurbs on how «such - and - such a dating service would change your life forever and ever!!!».

Profiles that appear in search results are detailed as well with self - written blurbs, thumbnail photo, age, location, and ways to contact.

Don't let yourself be influenced by the promises and marketing blurb on the site either, as none of them will list any negativity on those.

Instead, think of it as writing the blurb you find at the back of the book.