I'm not just posting this for myself, but anyone that wants to share their blurbs and get some feedback. What works, what needs more work, etc. Keep in mind the audience that this is being aimed at as well. Would it attract readers of a specific sub-genre or no?
Here's mine for my first short story release "The Unicorn Eater."
Katzia of Clovenhoof is a famed half-elven monster hunter and obsessive sword collector investigating the disappearance of several unicorns. But when a trail of unicorn guts leads further into the recesses of the Necrogardenia Woods, she realizes they're dealing with something much nastier. Together with her partner, the Starseer Bathbrady, she hopes to get a jump on the unicorn eater before it has slaughtered the last of the unicorns...well, the last in that area anyway. A darkly comic fantasy set in the weirdly chaotic world of Splatter Elf, this tale shows that not all unicorns are as pretty as they seem. Some are in fact downright ugly.
Since this is for a short story, I didn't want too much info, but enough to get the idea of the MC, the basics of the plot, and the tone of the world and story. So any suggestions would be helpful. If it sounds mostly good like it is, cool. If it needs more details, cool. If it needs less details, cool. Since the audience would be fans of comic fantasy with an edge to it, would this appeal to them? I know I've gotten chuckles in the past from people of just the mention of the Splatter Elf name.
Of course if you offer some thoughts for my blurb, I'd be happy to comment on yours as well. And I hope others can sort of jump in and share ideas with each other also.
Here's mine for my first short story release "The Unicorn Eater."
Katzia of Clovenhoof is a famed half-elven monster hunter and obsessive sword collector investigating the disappearance of several unicorns. But when a trail of unicorn guts leads further into the recesses of the Necrogardenia Woods, she realizes they're dealing with something much nastier. Together with her partner, the Starseer Bathbrady, she hopes to get a jump on the unicorn eater before it has slaughtered the last of the unicorns...well, the last in that area anyway. A darkly comic fantasy set in the weirdly chaotic world of Splatter Elf, this tale shows that not all unicorns are as pretty as they seem. Some are in fact downright ugly.
Since this is for a short story, I didn't want too much info, but enough to get the idea of the MC, the basics of the plot, and the tone of the world and story. So any suggestions would be helpful. If it sounds mostly good like it is, cool. If it needs more details, cool. If it needs less details, cool. Since the audience would be fans of comic fantasy with an edge to it, would this appeal to them? I know I've gotten chuckles in the past from people of just the mention of the Splatter Elf name.
Of course if you offer some thoughts for my blurb, I'd be happy to comment on yours as well. And I hope others can sort of jump in and share ideas with each other also.