How do I write a synopsis for my book? At its most fundamental level, a synopsis answers the question: What is this book about? A synopsis should cover (in abbreviated form) all the major points of your book in sequential order from beginning to end. In a work of fiction, you’ll want to cover all…
IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE BLURB WRITING A BLURB IS NOT EASY: Anyone who thinks writing a blurb is easy, has probably never written a good blurb. The blurb I speak of here is the kind that’s found on the back of a novel – a short paragraph briefly encapsulating a book’s essence, it’s heart…
For the purposes of this blog, a blurb is the brief description of a book’s contents found on the book’s back cover, written with the intent of tantalizing the reader and selling the book. THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD BLURB: Just as a prospective editor or agent reads the first page of your novel and…