Writing a Book Blurb

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Imagine cruising the aisles of a bookstore with your sunglasses on, full-length trenchcoat trailing on the floor behind you, and then coming upon this book blurb on the back cover of a novel! Now that’s how you entice a reader! Or, maybe, not so much.

S. Katherine Anthony over at Writers After Dark  (@WritersAfterDrk) has written an informative piece called “7 Tips for Writing a Book Blurb.” You can read the post yourself, but essentially Ms. Anthony sums up the book blurb as follows:

“A book blurb is an important tool in convincing your readers to buy your book. Essentially, it’s a sales pitch. And you want it to be KILLER.”

Check out Writers After Dark for this and other great pieces on the craft of writing.