Sentences with phrase «writes back cover»

As someone who writes back cover copy for a living, I feel your pain.

QUESTION: Do you have any tips to offer self - published authors trying to write the back cover or jacket copy for their book?

While my MS is with the editor, I still have to finish choosing my book cover and write back cover material.

-LSB-...] Tips for Writing Back Cover Copy a guest post by Roz Morris on Jamie Gold's blog — Having trouble condensing your entire book into a couple of paragraphs?

The stakes are higher than before, which means you need to get really good at writing back cover copy.

I write the back cover copy for the book I'm outlining.

I don't mind writing back cover copy, or chasing data about bookstores and consumers to send mailings to, or sending the mailings, or writing and sending press releases, or updating my website for new books, or most of the other marketing I do.

Write back cover copy.

That is to never let your editor write you back cover copy.

The Back Cover Copy («BCC») service consists of writing back cover copy and sales handle (a one - sentence «buy me» summary designed to entice readers) for each assigned manuscript.

Writing the back cover of your book first concise, compelling answers to questions like:

Aside from being the Chief Operations Officer, her other skill (or quirk) is writing Back Cover Copy for clients.

I usually keep a three paragraph rule when I write back cover copy.

After graduating summa cum laude from Carleton College with a B.A. in English (which included a life - changing year abroad at Durham University in the U.K.), she began her career as a copywriter and marketing assistant at Scott, Foresman and Company, where she wrote back cover copy and press releases for over 100 professional and trade books.

I find the exercise of asking the author to write the back cover as early in the process as possible has a terrific clarifying force.

I would write the back cover copy first, so I had a general idea of what the story was I was going to write.

«Think about this as if you're writing the back cover of your book.»

Many people write the back cover copy before they write the rest of the book because on the back cover you describe whom the book is for, and why this book will solve their problems.

Professionally Written Back Cover Our expert team will help you promote your book with a professionally written back cover.

Carnia Press editor, Jeff Seymour (a personal hero since he saved my workshop by loaning me his laptop) taught a riveting class on how to write back cover copy for indie publishing.

Not exact matches

«Part D sponsors are responsible for making appropriate coverage determinations and ensuring that covered Part D drugs meet the requirements in this section,» CMS wrote back to Scott a week later.

As an example, I not only agented this book myself to a major NYC - area publisher, I brought in Jay and his famous brand, I brought in Stephen M.R. Covey for the foreword, and even wrote my own back cover (something most authors never get to do when working with a major publisher).

2007 Guide to Linkbaiting (Nick Wilson, SEL) Written by someone who was already discussing Link Baiting back in 2005, this excellent piece covers Widgetbait and other Link Baiting techniques for 2007.

Here's the endorsement I wrote for the back cover: «Drew Hart masterfully cuts through all the platitudes and good intentions to reach the fleshy, beating heart of true justice.

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.»

Stupid things like, hey, don't dye your hair black (trust me — it never washes out) and also, Charlie perfume makes a really poor cover - up for the smell of cigarette smoke and someday you'll look back on all of that bad poetry you wrote and laugh until you cry.

The prophets do not write imaginary history covering centuries of the future, like Mr. Shaw in Back to Methuselah, or Mr. Wells in his scientific and philosophical romances.

I had written a review on the cover of my magazine back then... which was great.

I was lucky enough to spend some time with a preview copy of it, and even wrote a blurb for the back cover.

Anyone that finds a way to cover for Wenger or back him should have his head examined... PS: Interesting write - up

Seven months after a report commissioned by Penn State and written by former FBI director Louis Freeh portrayed former Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno as part of the cover - up of sex crimes perpetrated by longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, Paterno's family has struck back with a report of its own.

Sen. Shirley Huntley tried to cover up the theft of $ 30,000 to her «sham» nonprofit with a hand - written, false and back - dated letter, according to AG Eric Schneiderman's office.

Tim Bale's The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron is a useful chronology of the main political events over the past 20 years, covering the fall and recovery of the party now hoping to win back power.Peter Snowdon, a writer and journalist who has worked with Anthony Seldon, has written Back From the Brink: The Inside Story of the Tory Resurrectback power.Peter Snowdon, a writer and journalist who has worked with Anthony Seldon, has written Back From the Brink: The Inside Story of the Tory ResurrectBack From the Brink: The Inside Story of the Tory Resurrection.

Between the write remote and waterproof cover, you'll be shooting real time footage that will blow you away when you watch later and make you feel like you're back in the action.

He felt that this man was violating the ethics of his profession and so, he wrote a letter that eventually made its way to the foreign press and, you know, almost overnight, you know, really within a matter of weeks, the government backed down and ended the cover - up, fired the minister of health, fired the mayor of Beijing and it was really to me an inspiring example of how one person, you know, who had something to believe in can really change the course of events and the course of history really.

The two things you need to know about Gingrich's geek cred is that one of his nicknames is Newt Skywalker and that he once made the cover of Wired — back in its early, weird days — in a feature written by none other than technology investor and commentator Esther Dyson.

For example, I usually teach a client to goblet squat to a box and then front squat, before teaching them a full barbell back squat (I wrote two posts covering back squats here and here).

It occurred to me that it was on my old blog back in 2013 that I wrote my capsule wardrobe posts, identifying the items that I reduced down to when I moved and what I always have in my closet to make sure that I have all of my bases covered.

As a date coach for women over 50 and an author who's been writing about the subject for over a decade, I cover a variety of issues, including getting back into dating, trying online dating for the first time, and the art of asking a baby boomer out.

One of them was Wes Anderson, whose short film «Bottle Rocket» Kit championed; he's a character in this cover story that I wrote about the making of «Bottle Rocket,» the feature, back in 1995.

«And here's the one I wrote today,» he said, handing me two pages, front and back, covered in print.

Alternatively, students could use it to map out how you're going to write out an essay, allowing you to figure out what topics you need to cover, what headings you need, what arguments you'll make, and what papers and reading you'll use to back them.

As I write, the National Conference of State Legislatures has just decreed that the federal No Child Left Behind act is an unconstitutional, unworkable, and undesirable federal power grab that should be rolled back - while the National Governors Association has made the contrary suggestion that NCLB's core principles and mechanisms be extended to cover high schools.

Further, as a result of the commitment made by those board members, financial costs would accrue to Hartford Public Schools that were not covered by the grant — for example, the technology to administer the NWEA map tests, something I wrote about back in December 2012, just after the grant was announced.

Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork or cover the did nt edit my manuscript as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache

It will make them wonder what you book is about and move from the cover to your blurb or back cover copy, where your writing will pull them in.

If you are an MD but you wrote a book about tulip arranging, perhaps it is not necessary to use space on the back cover.

I wrote a novella specifically to give away to subscribers; I'm just waiting for the edits and cover design to come back.

While I can see why this might concern some agents, most authors also don't end up writing their own back cover copy either.

Redesign your covers, obtain new praise blurbs or write new book jacket copy, get new reviews, and spend marketing dollars toward generating new interest in your tried - and - true back list.