Jordan Peterson: #Critics complain over 'misleading' #book cover quotes. In other words, he’s messing with the #blurbs. #publishing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66520089

@SFFMagazineCovers Also, I clearly need to up my blurb-writing game. Then again, I'm not sure my writing could make a marble Venus sing "Hosanna." I need to work on that.

#WritersCommunity #Writing #blurbs #Writers #Ads #Marketing

How to source great book blurbs https://kobowritinglife.com/2023/04/21/how-to-source-great-book-blurbs/ #TheBusinessofWriting #resourcesforwriters #Self-Publishing #KoboWritingLife #self-publishing #Self-Promotion #tipsforauthors #tipsforwriters #bookreviews #coverdesign #bookblurbs #readership #covercopy #resources #reviews #writing #blurbs #Blog #tips #KWL

I've shared the Tall And True blog post on My Bookcase Blurbs on my eponymous blog and writer profile website:

An ASTOUNDING, THRILLING and AMAZING episode of ABC Radio National’s The Book Show from 2019 popped up in my Facebook timeline memories in January (2023), with host Claire Nichols in conversation with Dr Alan Levinovitz from James Madison University (Virginia) about the history of book blurbs.

Do you have a favourite blurb? :undefined:

#books #blurbs #blogpost

https://www.robertfairhead.com/my-bookcase-blurbs/

Do I have a favourite blurb in my bookcase? As you may have guessed from the blog post photo, yes, Stark by Ben Elton's "An Earth-Shattering Novel".

But another favourite is from Limbo by Andy Secombe (Tor 2003): "The Final Conflict is about to erupt on Hove's bowling green".
Perhaps because I lived in Hove, actually, from 1988 to 1993 and think of it as my English hometown!

Read My Bookcase Blurbs blog post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/my-bookcase-blurbs

PS. The "Hove, actually" reference is for my English friends from East Sussex! :undefined:

#books #blurbs #blogpost

I've just shared a new blog post on the Tall And True writers' website, My Bookcase Blurbs. Do you have a favourite blurb? 📚

#blogpost #books #blurbs

https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/my-bookcase-blurbs

Oh I feel him moving inside of me. Grinning. Clenching his fists. What does he want? What does he desire? Why do I feel it in my blood? "I know why..."

#blurbs

I do wonder how many people actually buy books because of the blurbs: Stephen Fry, “Magnificent”; Richard Osman, “A brilliant read”, as it might say on the back cover or on the website.

Do people really browse in a shop or online and say, “Oh Stephen Fry thought it was great, I think I will buy that”? Publishers clearly think so.

https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/book-blurbing-blog-post-mary-beard/ #books #MaryBeard #blurbs

opinion questions for #authors and #writers about #blurbs — if another author has read my book and said they enjoyed it, would it ever be acceptable to ask them for a blurb?

(I asked someone for a blurb cold once and I will never ever do that again.) #romancebooks #romancelandia #fantasybooks

opinion questions for #authors and #writers about #blurbs — if another author has read my book and said they enjoyed it, would it ever be acceptable to ask them for a blurb?

(I asked someone for a blurb cold once and I will never ever do that again.) #romancebooks #romancelandia #fantasybooks

@Rycaut @annaleen @fraying @danhon

#SellingBooks might work here, too. At least it works from my #BuyingBooks perspective.

I've already found 2 #author's I haven't heard of before (who write books I am interested in). And already bought 3 books by one of this authors.

(Haven't written a #Bookwyrm post, yet)

Please use #hashtags, include #links to the bookpage (and you favourite indie ebook shop), #blurbs

"What can I do to make you love me? Or is it time I finally give up on us?

Did I ever have even the tiniest hold in your heart? A hook that could never come out?

Couldn't that grow?

Well, I suppose I already have my answer. If it's been most of my life and you still raise a brick wall against me, I don't know if I can hope for more.

So, how can I let -you- go then? Because I don't think I can."

#blurbs

@AnOrdinaryWriter I found a workaround. I made a screen shot. #writing #amwriting #amediting #blurbs

New Year, New Opportunities: Author Tips for 2022 https://selfpublishingadvice.org/author-tips-new-year/ #BookPromotion&MarketingAdvice #newyearritual #authortips #categories #education #keywords #learning #metadata #blurbs #covers #skills

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding Your Book Genre for Indie Authors https://selfpublishingadvice.org/understanding-your-genre/ #BookPromotion&MarketingAdvice #categories #marketing #industry #research #blurbs #covers #genre

Why Book Blurbs are Crucial to the Success of your Novel https://kobowritinglife.com/2019/07/23/why-book-blurbs-are-crucial-to-the-success-of-your-novel/ #howdoIwriteagoodbookdescription #howdoiwriteagoodblurb #TheBusinessofWriting #TheCraftofWriting #bookblurbs #Writing #blurbs

A New Book Blurb Could Revolutionize Your Sales https://selfpublishingadvice.org/a-new-book-blurb-could-revolutionize-your-sales/ #BookPromotion&MarketingAdvice #RunningAnAuthorBusiness #Self-PublishingLIfe #hooksandblurbs #WritingAdvice #copywriting #booksales #marketing #blurbs

How Adam Croft Supercharged his Writing Career https://kobowritinglife.com/2019/05/31/how-adam-croft-supercharged-his-writing-career/ #descriptions #marketing #covercopy #blurbs

help i'm drowning in book blurbs
3 varieties for one book
i don't know which will sell better
one is punchy and sounds like a blurb but kinda skips to the middle
aaaaa
#indiewriter #indieauthor #blurbs #indiepublishing #books #halp #bookblurbs

Still faffing about with supernovel's blurb (back cover copy/book description). I thought I had it, but I read the blurb to my copy of INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS and realized my game was lame...MOAR REVISIONS!
I'm not there yet but the new one feels more immediate.
#blurb #blurbs #indiewriters #writing