This is how it works: If you are an author with a book listed on Barnes&Noble.com, in the comments below, write a SHORT one
sentence blurb about ONE of your books, then paste in your link to that book below it.
A one
sentence blurb (tweetable in length — longer descriptions will be deleted) 4.
TWO -
SENTENCE BLURB: When eager college grad Alice takes a break from romance to become a NY paralegal, her fun - loving, freewheeling coworker Robin guides her through a party - time of free drinks, one - night stands, and the wild single life.
A one
sentence blurb (~ 140 characters — longer descriptions will be deleted) 4.
A one
sentence blurb (tweetable in length) 4.
Yes, there are one - and two -
sentence blurbs that either trash a book or proclaim it to be the best ever written... On the whole, however, I found that most Amazon customer reviews aim to provide readers with a reason to either read a book or pass it over.
Not exact matches
Finally, take a look at this book description from Dan Silva - it's a great example of a book that combines great
blurbs with a book description that pulls you in from the first
sentence.
I looked up some movie descriptions and applied my two -
sentence formula to them to create the most succinct
blurbs I could.
Genre (s): Website: Short Book Description (Short 2 - 3
sentence Book Description / attention grabbing
blurb):
Short Description (Short 2 - 3
sentence Book Description / attention grabbing
blurb): Book Description: About The Author:
It doesn't matter how clever the rest of the
blurb is, the first
sentence has to hook them into clicking «more»
Weisner suggests
blurbing your entire series in the early stages of the work, keeping it to one to four
sentences; as short as possible and tweaking it as you go along.
I must admit, though, that even the godawful
blurb didn't prepare me for «
sentences» like the ones quoted.
The second paragraph is the most important — it must summarize your book in just a few
sentences, like a TV movie
blurb or 30 - second commercial.
A
blurb is usually just a
sentence or two.
At a time when we communicate in sound bites and blog -
blurbs and lack the attention span to focus on
sentences of more than 140 characters, can legal writing in its present form survive?
An effective objective is basically a short
blurb consisting of one to two
sentences, stating exactly what the candidate has to offer to the firm.
Encapsulate these skills if you think you possess them in a short
blurb three to five
sentences in length.