Would You Please Read This? How to Get Book Blurbs You wrote the book and then edited the book. Then you found someone interested in publishing it and edited the whole thing again. Now you have to write copy for the back and, if you don't have a publisher that takes care of it, ...
Blurbs help attract readers to your books, and our tests show that blurbs effectively make a book more appealing. At BookBub, we often run split A/B tests to see whatbook description copyresonates most with our subscribers. To do this, when sending our daily BookBub Featured Deals emails,...
Book blurbs are typically between 100-200 words. It’s rare for a book blurb to go over 300 words. That’s because they need to fit on the back cover, and you can only cram a limited amount of words onto a page, or else it becomes too tiny to be legible. While you have 200 wo...
Agents are like brokers for the publishing industry. You’re a lot more likely to get a great book deal (and have your announcement appear in trade press, such as the much-coveted Publishers Weekly) if you have an experienced and supportive agent. More on how to get one further down the...
The second might give advice on which vaccinations your family needs, when and where to get them, and what the risks and benefits might be (self-help). The third book might tell you why vaccinations should be mandatory or why nobody should be forced to be vaccinated (advocacy). ...
Six Tips on how to write book blurbs that sell your book Start with a hook You know what a hook is. The first line of your novel hopefully has one. The hook for your book blurb though should be a bit, well… more hooky. It should be short… try for six words or less… and it...
A book description is no exception. Get it wrong, and you could be looking at zero sales. Crafting a winning book description is crucial as it captivates potential readers and can be used for promotion in multiple places. So let’s dive into how you can write amazing book blurbs. ...
What to include in your book synopsis. Tips for writing a great synopsis. Getting Your Synopses Straight With all the different types of “blurbs” or synopses out there, it can be hard to figure out which one is right for you. After all, there are synopses for all kinds of things—bo...
making it accessible to billions of people. This moment is unique to human history, and I think everyone who has a story to tell should take advantage of it. To help get you started, in this post I’m going to give you ten simple steps on how to write and publish a book yourself....
Here are 3 aspects to focus on for the long run: 1. Develop Relationships One suggestion that I never see mentioned but is one that has served me very well is to attend writers’ conferences. Not only I but many writers I know have gotten endorsement blurbs from some of the most success...