This is because writers dont really understand what a blurb is meant to do. Blurb distinct from the back book cover blurb is this 12 line endorsement of a book by a celebrity or another author that sits on the book s front cover. Design, print, and sell your own photo books today. This easytouse template breaks the process into four easy steps. This is a worksheet intended to be used for planning to write a blurb for a novel study. Worse than the cover, worse than the writing in the book itself, there are a lot. Affordable paperbacks and hardcoverspriced to sell. Blurb, back cover copy, jacket copy, or promotional copy whatever you call it, a great book description is your second best marketing tool your cover is number one. All about the blurb worksheet worksheetirish, worksheet twinkl.
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Sep 1, 2019 writing a killer book blurb is very important. A set of sheets that can be assembled into an a5 folded booklet to give to pupils. Make sure your book has an even number of pages, and at least 20 pages. For my romantic suspense novel, guardian angel, i wrote this long blurb. And a blurb photo book may be the most recognized to date since its inception, the powerhouse has produced over 20 million books. A set of literacy themed a4 page borders for children to use as a stimulus in their independent writing.
Yet, simple though it seems, many writers have difficulty writing a bio blurb that does not have the side effect of producing heavy. How to sell your manuscript to publishers and your indie book to readers writers craft 19 kindle edition by hall, rayne. A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. Personalised photo books make custom photo albums blurb. Once your title and cover have drawn the reader in, the blurb is what is going to make the difference between a missed opportunity and a sale. Mar 18, 2012 these may be used for an interview, a book jacket, or even an event program in which you are a presenter. It seems a simple enough task to write a paragraph about oneself, and simpler still for a real writer. Book blurb template for the back of books by the trusted teacher. Nov 11, 2015 helps the reader understand why they should read the book. After reading evos book with care and attention, i went to work.
A blurb is the back cover teaser that lures a reader or an agenteditor into wanting to buyread your book. It is time for you to go to your just right reading spot and independently read. Before writing your back book blurb, choose 35 of the bestselling books in your genre and make a note of stylistic similarities. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. Examples of blurbs to share in your primary classroom. Sep 19, 2016 when that happens, this book might just be what you need to stay afloat. Fox emm shares how to write an effective book blurb for your memoir, or any piece of writing. Currently a successful romance author, but with an extensive background in new york and london advertising and marketing agenies, ginger knows how to put together a blurb. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. In that sense, a good blurb is anything but subjective. When you hear about authors being asked to blurb a book, its this endorsement theyve been asked to provide. Chose from several free tools or use adobe indesign or adobe lightroom. Formatting your book blurb for amazon self publishing on.
It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide. How to write a great nonfiction book blurb from polly letofsky of my word publishing. But there are a few tricks to making your blurb a successful part of your books marketing. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. Yet, simple though it seems, many writers have difficulty writing a bio blurb. How to write an effective blurb for a selfpublished book. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. How does this resource excite and engage childrens learning. Sep 12, 2018 creating a book blurb, while still technically writing, is closer to a science than an art.
Character profiles, comprehension questions, two text comparison activities, chapter summaries, story maps, book cover design, book blurb design, book advertisements, can students develop their character perspective writing further. Link and close the minilesson by saying, readers, the blurb on the back is such a great place to get information and a overview of the characters and issues in your book. How to create a back book cover blurb that sells kindlepreneur. This short video is brought to you by publishnation.
Clicking the image will send you over to flickr where you can view it in highres. Working with images on bookwright blurbs book publishing. Blurb create, print, and sell professionalquality photo. How to write a book blurb by far, the weakest part of many selfpublished books is the synopsis found on amazon and elsewhere. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing. A simple outline for writing a killer book blurb september 25, 2016 september 25, 2016 kaitlin hillerich in my last post, i mentioned that ive been working on a novella and shared some reasons why you should write one of your own. While your cover is the first thing to catch a readers eye and entice them to click through to your book page, its your blurb that will convert that curiosity into a sale. Im more than happy with the quality of her work and her professional attitude. Fifth grade lesson the blurb on the back betterlesson. Youve written your book, but now you have to publish it and kdp has a box that you dread. Helps the reader understand why they should read the book. Worse than the cover, worse than the writing in the book itself, there are a lot of blurbs on amazon that are pretty near atrocious.
For all intents and purposes, your publisher has written this. To write a good blurb, you have to make it short and exciting, yet relevant. Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. How to write an irresistible book blurb in 5 easy steps. Write a catchy poetry book blurb by authoreva fiverr. Here are a few of the things i learnt from my experiences in preparing my first photo book using blurb s booksmart software. In this post, we tell you how to write a book blurb in five easy steps. Also available as lined, narrow lined, fully lined half lined and editable a wide variety of options to cover all activities. We are very happy with the resulting book from our recent experience with blurb. I used this guide this week to write a blurb for a client and it worked a charm. Book blurb worksheet worksheet teacher made twinkl. However, this blog is not about writing the book blurb, but about making it look good.
The classic example is the quote splashed across the cover of a bestselling novel, which reads. A simple outline for writing a killer book blurb september 25, 2016 september 25, 2016 kaitlin hillerich in my last post, i mentioned that ive been working on a novella and shared some. Your book is foremost about one person so that person must be part of the book description. Mar 06, 20 this is a worksheet intended to be used for planning to write a blurb for a novel study.
Work by convincing readers to take a chance on it, or. The binding unfolds between two time frames, unbound and bound, as the truth is eventually revealed in bridget collins beguiling and enchanting fantasy world. Copywriting is a completely different skillset to creating fiction, and im here to help you get that blurb in tiptop shape. Create, print, and sell professionalquality photo books, magazines, trade books, and ebooks with blurb. Make a book with booksmart, blurb s easytouse book making tool. How are you supposed to condense an entire novel into a few lines or paragraphs. These may be used for an interview, a book jacket, or even an event program in which you are a presenter. I strongly recommend her to anyone who wants great service and delivered on time. Blurb expert blurb writing the same background that has made ginger our ad expert and editor also make him a killer blurb writer. Jun 01, 2015 the occult art of the poetry book blurb. Affordable paperbacks and hardbacks are ideal for distribution. Blurb writing is not my forte, but this book offered a clear insight and some useful steps that i was able to work with to produce a good pass at my first blurb.
This book frame can be used in many ways, and comes in three varieties. This seller helpt me by reading my poetry book and writing a great and accurate book blurb and praise. A useful worksheet to help your children understand book blurbs and help them write their own. This is one of the most difficult areas of writing ive had to contend with. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Introduce your main character s at its core, novels are a storytelling medium. Its not easy to frame or directly sell your book to a reader, and a blurb can help you sell to readers without it feeling like you are the one selling. The book is broken down into four main sections 1 writing, 2 the writing frame of mind, 3 help along the way, and 4 publicationand other reasons to write. On taking up writing it had not once occurred to me that one of the tasks of being a writer might be to come up with those. As already noted, writing a back book blurb is a marketing exercise. Ks1 the mystery of the missing story ending maths mystery game. I love how easy it is to create a beautiful and professional looking photo book with blurb. Your blurb can usually be used as your pitch in your query letter or when you are doing an actual face.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading writing book. The magazine format offers a sleek solution to serial content. Pages lay flat with no center gutter break between pages. This means all the focus needs to be on the reader their needs and expectations. As the author notes, it is difficult to condense a novel of thousands of words down to a hundred to three hundred words for the short blurb, then take it down further to a single sentence blurb. Character description examples ks2 writing frames world book day resource pack design. From cropping and resizing to controlling all aspects of the image, such as moving images forward or backward, fit or fill to frame, rotating, flipping, borders, frames and even coloring the. Foldable story book writing frame template sb3831 sparklebox. Learn how to write a back book cover blurb that not only intrigues readers but gets them to buy. I have seen nonfiction blurbs that are more about the author than the content of the book and i have seen fiction blurbs that are a synopsis of the story and even tell the reader the ending. Many of the best authors in the world dont write their own blurbs, because effective blurb writing is a special skill that is more marketing than creativity. After many, many rewrites, revisions, and tweaks over a week or so, i think i have something that cooks. An editable story book writing frame, a5 size, with front and back covers and inside pages with space for illustrations and text.
Blurb offers a variety of different book creating tools, but my favorite is bookwright. With our ten tips, our basic template and bestseller examples, you can write a book blurb that sells. Professionalquality photo books for creative expressions of all kinds. It has since been honed to within an inch of its life. You have one shot at introducing your story to your reader make it count. Mar 02, 2016 great ideas to write a blurb that works for your book. Embossing, foil stamping, and other customizations. The blurb that appears on the back cover of your book, and on your amazon page, will either. This template will help students write book blurbs for the back of books. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites.
How to get incredible book blurbs for your book medium. The chronicles of narnia book cover and blurb matching activity. Easy to share, ebooks can be viewed on the apple ipad and kindle. However, there are a few things i wish i had known before undertaking this project, as it would have saved me some time and effort. You may have noticed that when you put your description up on amazon, sometimes the ebook description. Your book blurb must be wellwritten to get a readers attention. Sep 25, 2016 a simple outline for writing a killer book blurb september 25, 2016 september 25, 2016 kaitlin hillerich in my last post, i mentioned that ive been working on a novella and shared some reasons why you should write one of your own. Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources.
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