Is your book a historical fiction thriller? A young adult drama? A memoir? If readers have to guess the genre after reading your book description, it hasn’t done its job. The purpose of a book description is to attract readers who love your kind of book. Without mentioning the genre, you are likely losing your …
Your book description is meant to be an enticement, in the same way an appetizer is meant to whet your appetite for the meal to come. Too often we see what amounts to the entire meal laid out in the book description: a summary that mentions every plot twist in the book. If readers know …
It’s incredible how many times we read an excellent book, with every period and comma in place, only to turn to the back cover and find the book description filled with errors and convoluted copy that leaves us scratching our heads. We can only conclude that the author gave the manuscript to a competent editor, …
Think of your book description as the most important sales pitch of your life. Every word must count, every idea must serve to rope readers in. Too often, indie authors fall short and lose readers to a book with better promo copy. Every book needs a book description – that teaser promo copy you usually …
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For every baby issue, there are 5 different opinions on how to make it better. And when you are in the thick of it, it feels like your decision about which sleep technique to embrace will affect you and your child’s well-being FOREVER! (It won’t, by the way. It’s just one of a thousand factors …
Sometimes, you will get specific ideas for your genre. You might say, wow, that was a tricky way to hide a villain. Or, gee, that pacing really didn’t work there. But more than that, you will also gain through osmosis. On an unconscious level, you will start to feel the rhythm of writing and find …
This can save you from a lot of beginners’ mistakes. Don’t assume because you’re really smart and were an English major that you know how to write a novel. Writing is a craft. There are tricks, such as pulling the reader in with sensory details, mixing active and passive voice, starting and ending each chapter …
But, don’t be too hard on yourself. If you miss a day, don’t sweat it. If you miss two days, don’t sweat it. If you write only one paragraph, that’s better than a blank page.
