Sentences with phrase «person blurb»

I don't think I've ever seen literary fiction with a first - person blurb, for instance.

In other words, perhaps a first - person blurb would actually help filter out readers unlikely to enjoy the novel while successfully targeting the book's niche readership.

But they did object to a first - person blurb for a third - person book.

Conversely, for a cadre of readers who dwell within specific genres, first - person blurbs had become the norm.

A small group said they found first - person blurbs intrusive.

Not exact matches

keep them coming super foodie and PS I loved your blurb about Croatia, one of my favourite countries and the people are so warm and friendly and natural... just like this recipe!!

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.

How many ppl outside of Philly fans actually paid attention to that random ass blurb on someone else's Instagram live... not alot compared allllllllllllll the other attention he gets elsewhere....

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All of these fantastic articles were written by people I have a relationship with (I get scads of pitches from others who don't read my blurb about that critical requirement.)

«Whether you're a guy or a girl you have to actually read the person's profile or little blurb and do your homework,» she said.

The conversational format means that people browsing your profile get a blurb which has some direction.

Many people rapidly found their way to the lessons posted on YouTube, including Bill Gates, who, his blurb for the book tells us, «used these incredible tools with my own kids.»

This short blurb by Checker Finn is terrific; the first - person narrative is compelling, and for history buffs and those fascinated by the intersection of politics and policy, it offers something special.

People might not come to our buy pages through the categories (like if they click on a direct link), so the blurb should include that genre information as well.

A lot of people seem to have trouble reading the word «comedy» on the cover blurb, so reviews like that help spur comedy lovers to buy the book.

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

I also have blurbs from [insert names of famous people here], who've already read my book.»

The blurbs probably need some work, but overall there is something about them that makes people less willing to take a chance on them.

You want this person to approach your blurb the way a potential reader would.

Book blurbs are eye candy i.e. people like what other people like.

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

Get reviews and blurbs from other people on a professional level, ask them to share your book.

I don't think reviews are the «be all and end all», but combined with good covers and blurbs they do take people who are on the fence about buying over the edge to an actual sale.

Always write a book blurb in the third person, even if your book's in first person.

Do you know any relevant people with appropriate credentials who could read advance copies and write blurbs for your book?

Then you need decent advertising smarts to write a blurb that people will be interested by.

For the first few lines, consider adding any big blurbs that you may have or great reviews you've gotten — remember people like what other people like.

For the most part, though, if your blurb and cover accurately signal the genre and your audiobook is of reasonable quality, most people will be fair.

If you have your book available worldwide in English, people all around the world will have a chance to see your book, (with cover and blurb).

Most people turn to Blurb when they're looking to also design the interior of their books, as their tool is very friendly to image - friendly works — such as photography or cookbooks.

Among the things you need is a good book blurb to make people interested in hosting you.

Galleys work best when you know exactly who you want to collect a blurb from and have the means to reach those people.

Your book title is right up there with your cover design and back cover blurb in convincing people to buy and read your book.

Prior to joining Blurb, Larsen had been serving as Executive Vice President of Time, Inc., where he oversaw global operations of major media brands, including Time, People, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and Fortune.

If, as some of you are saying, there are tons of people willing to sift through indie ebooks, read blurbs, examine covers, and write reviews — wouldn't the most quality work float to the top just the same as it would in the current system?

Make your blurb or reviews the focus of your back cover (since those are the elements most likely to push people over the edge and inspire a purchase).

This is a section devoted to a list of people of note who could provide advance praise / blurbs for the forthcoming book.

Send it to people who you trust to give an honest opinion on the quality of the blurb.

Remember, the first thing most people will see of your book is the cover, and if it turns them off for whatever reason, they'll likely never get as far as reading a blurb, never mind buying your book.

Your book Blurb is like a dedicated sales person, standing outside the door of your store, ready to tell any passer - by the most exciting, intriguing and fascinating things about your book...

Cover blurbs — testimonials and endorsements — from relevant, influential, or important people tell us that the book we're thinking about buying is a safe purchase.

(In traditional publishing, trained people do this, people who know what kind of blurb will sell a book, and it is vetted and worked over by the sales force.)

Blurbs — endorsements and testimonials from influential people — give your book credibility while reassuring your target audience that the book will deliver on its promise.

To get a handle on best practices, I did an unofficial survey of followers on my Facebook page — presumably people open to my fiction — and asked them what they thought of first - person book blurbs.

Not thousands of people, mind you, but many more than would have had I created blurb - equivalent material.

Also, how many people one - click based on the blurb and don't take a moment to read inside, to ensure the voice and editing is to their taste?

They have to identify and contact the best people to write cover blurbs, write their own announcement releases because the staff publicist doesn't have time to do it justice, create their own media lists for review copies, blog / tweet / post, schedule book signings (yawn...), generate story ideas for traditional media, create their own virtual book tour, and on and on.

Several people theorized that the blurb was intended to speak to bookstore acquisitions staff, rather than readers.

A large peak there would tell you that your placement is fubar — your title, your blurb, your cover, your category, something is off such that the «wrong» (meaning not your market) people are discovering your title.