Sentences with phrase «write good blurbs»

If that doesn't help, try writing a better blurb.

You've just spent weeks of your life, months or even years, writing your book — you're too close to it to be objective enough to write good blurb.

Oh, and write a good blurb.

In last week's comments, C.C. MacKenzie asked for advice on how to write a good blurb for your book.

but writing a good blurb is also something that you need to help you succeed.)

Not exact matches

Cause I've done ones similar and not sure if it's just me but from taking the photos to photoshopping the collage, writing the blurb at the top and then descriptions and instructions for the workout... well let's just say it took me some time!

«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.

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

To summarize, «This is a well - researched, well - written and timely book» (to quote from one of the book's blurbs, by Alan Khazei).

2b) Getting your book on Kindle and B&N and Kobo and all the other places, plus in paperback, with a great cover, good, active blurbs, and written well story... YOUR CONTROL.

They look at how well written the blurb is.

Upside # 3: If you are good at blurbs and back cover copy, the editor will see it on your book and be able to use what you have written, which will save them time in writing them (Yes, editors write blurbs and back cover copy).

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.

Especially as it can give you an idea of how to distill a story you love into such a medium; much like trying to write a logline or blurb for a favorite book can be a good exercise.

That's one of the many reasons Kris and I have always taught writers to learn how to write good cover copy and blurbs that will sell.

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.

Write new book blurbs that match today's best books in style and content.

Good luck writing that book blurb.

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).

2b) Getting your book on Kindle with a great cover, good, active blurbs, and written well... YOUR CONTROL.

That's a good tip about writing a blurb to guide you from the start.

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A well - written blurb focuses on key plot elements that will intrigue readers and entice them to purchase your book.

Look at the tools available, a lot of them are the same; good, quality covers, well - written blurbs, chapter samples and taglines and pull quotes.

Just as you use it to attract readers, a well - written, exciting blurb can lure a talented narrator to your project.

They've written to market, have 10 (or more) books out (and they're good, follow tropes, etc) have great blurbs, great covers, a big mailing list, a free reader magnet, and use thousands of dollars in advertisement when the book releases, yet they still don't come close to making a living (most only make a few hundred dollars after production costs).

Although my cover was intriguing and the back cover blurb well written, I believed there was nothing original enough to capture the attention of romance and suspense readers.

A slow start, but good use of language, beautifully written, characters to love and hate and what seemed like a good story until the rather grim ending, which made a complete lie of the blurb on the back: «Briony will have witnessed mysteries, and committed a crime for which she will spend the rest of her life trying to atone».

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 have two novels in print, two more under contract, and in each case I've gotten good endorsements, but always from authors who say they don't undertake to consider writing blurbs for books until they are under contract.

If that describes your work, please, please, also don't use paid ads, have awesome covers, well written blurbs, or a diversified market (ie, don't be available at as many sales outlets as possible.)

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.

You write puff / cover - blurbs which are effective at making me interested on reading your books; they (your blurbs) are much better than the «run of the mill» out there, 90 % of which leave me uninterested in even browsing the sample.

In the newest book in my multi award - winning HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writing, How to Get Great Book Reviews Frugally and Ethically, I remind authors that the best blurbs and endorsements come from people who compliment their books and their style in off - the - cuff conversations.

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

Likewise with the damn good writing, great blurb, grabbing sample pages, and glowing reviews.

Your blurb should be well written enough to compel the reader to buy your book simply to find out how your characters handle the scenarios put forth in your description.

The way to show that you can communicate clearly is to have a well - written, clear blurb (followed up by a well - written, clear Look Inside).

The challenge of writing an effective blurb shows how much harder it can be to write much less and do it very well.

But, most of all, the blurb should be well - written, as well - written as the book itself.

That's not to say that you can't increase your odds by writing a good book, editing it until it shines, having a professional - looking cover, doing a good job with formatting, writing a compelling blurb, and pricing your work competitively (under $ 5, usually $ 0.99 or $ 2.99).

I may not always be the best at writing blurbs for titles but, guys, that blurb has to read as if it was at least written in English.

Trying to write a pitch in 140 characters or less would be good practice for writing pitches and blurbs in general.

Blurb, the popular platform for creating and publishing beautiful books, is co-sponsoring indie book review ezine Shelf Unbound's Writing Competition for Best Independently Published Book.

I always feel good about putting my own work out there until I'm around my writing community and see all the NYT Bestsellers who don't feel comfortable giving me a blurb or even the small press authors (who I'm selling more than) looking down their noses at me.

By carefully researching self - publishing companies, choosing a professional, appealing cover, writing a killer book blurb, and making sure your book is thoroughly edited and proofed, your book will have a better chance of attracting readers.

Advertising to readers who are interested in the kind of books you write will also enable you to find your readers as will a good cover and blurb.

I suspect the onus was on Mike to come out with another storytelling bombshell.While the plot isn't going to catch you off - guard — heck, the game might as well say «we're ripping off Robin Hood, by the way» in its Steam store blurb — the writing at the dialogue level is packed with enough warmth and wit to genuinely bring a smile to my face.

You can check out the blurb that was written about us as well as the other nineteen award winners here:

I am including links for purchasing the titles and a blurb from the books» descriptions, as well as links to the reviews we have written on some of the titles.