Getting ready to work with a cover artist, close to publication (couple of months yet), and once again I'm struck by how many variations on "the blurb" there are. So I thought I'd start a list. While it's true that they all should say more or less the same thing, every one of these has different length requirements and, to an extent, different goals.
1. Amazon text (in two forms--the text that shows, and the text only seen if you choose Read more.
2. Text on the back of a paperback
3. Text for a Facebook ad
4. Text for Amazon ad
5. Text for any number of other promotion sites, from BookBub to Fussy Librarian and so on
6. Elevator pitch--what you'll say when some one f2f asks you what your book is about
7. Description of the project for your cover designer
8. Description of the book for author interviews (key points you want to make sure to hit)
9. Query letter to an agent (for traditional publishing)
That's a starter list. It's worth noting that this is just the stuff I can think of right now. I invite others to add to it.
It's also worth noting that the limit for many of these is a word count, but for some it's character count. That adds still more complication to the fun.
I post this so that folks, especially first-time authors, are aware of just how much writing they have yet to do, even though the book is done!
1. Amazon text (in two forms--the text that shows, and the text only seen if you choose Read more.
2. Text on the back of a paperback
3. Text for a Facebook ad
4. Text for Amazon ad
5. Text for any number of other promotion sites, from BookBub to Fussy Librarian and so on
6. Elevator pitch--what you'll say when some one f2f asks you what your book is about
7. Description of the project for your cover designer
8. Description of the book for author interviews (key points you want to make sure to hit)
9. Query letter to an agent (for traditional publishing)
That's a starter list. It's worth noting that this is just the stuff I can think of right now. I invite others to add to it.
It's also worth noting that the limit for many of these is a word count, but for some it's character count. That adds still more complication to the fun.
I post this so that folks, especially first-time authors, are aware of just how much writing they have yet to do, even though the book is done!