I WRITE BACK COVERS, BLURBS AND TAGLINES!
MANY AUTHORS WOULD RATHER PULL THEIR FINGER NAILS OUT ONE BY ONE THAN WRITE A BACK COVER, BLURB OR TAGLINE FOR THEIR BOOK.
YOU HAVE SPENT BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS ON WRITING YOUR BABY YET THE WORDS STICK IN YOUR MOUTH WHEN TRYING TO describe your latest work. PULLING THE WHOLE BOOK DOWN TO A PARAGRAPH OR SENTENCE IS HARD. DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT.
EXAMPLE - AUTHOR 1
BEFORE
MANY AUTHORS WOULD RATHER PULL THEIR FINGER NAILS OUT ONE BY ONE THAN WRITE A BACK COVER, BLURB OR TAGLINE FOR THEIR BOOK.
YOU HAVE SPENT BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS ON WRITING YOUR BABY YET THE WORDS STICK IN YOUR MOUTH WHEN TRYING TO describe your latest work. PULLING THE WHOLE BOOK DOWN TO A PARAGRAPH OR SENTENCE IS HARD. DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT.
EXAMPLE - AUTHOR 1
BEFORE
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR COLTON MCCREED FLIES INTO REMOTE BUT CHARMING EDEN FALLS FOR THE SUMMER TO STUDY SMALL TOWN LIFE FOR HIS NEXT HORRIFIC MURDER MYSTERY. AS HIS RESEARCH PULLS HIM INTO THE COMMUNITY, HIS LIFE BECOMES ENTWINED WITH MAYOR ALEX BLACKWOOD AND HER EXUBERANT SON. COLTON’S BITTER PAST LEFT HIM BELIEVING HE’S IMMUNE TO LOVE, BUT HE SOON FINDS HIMSELF DRAWN TO ALEX AND HER HAPPY-GO-LUCKY KID.
ALEX BLACKWOOD IS NOT ONLY THE MAYOR OF EDEN FALLS, SHE’S A BUSINESS OWNER, THE MOTHER OF SIX-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE, AND A WIDOW. WHILE LOVE FOR HER SON FILLS HER SOUL, THE CRUSHING REALITY OF THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS KILLED WHILE SERVING HIS COUNTRY, IS ALWAYS NEAR. AS SHE STRUGGLES TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN HER BUSY LIFE AND THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING A YOUNG SON ON HER OWN, DATING SOMEONE WHO’S LEAVING AT THE END OF SUMMER RUNS DEAD LAST ON HER TO-DO LIST.
CHARLIE’S IMPROMPTU INVITATIONS TO DINNER THROW COLTON AND ALEX INTO A WORLD OF DISCOVERY, SHATTERING HER IMAGE OF MR. RIGHT AND HIS BELIEF FOREVER HAPPINESS IS OUT OF REACH.
COLTON MUST MOVE PAST HIS FEAR OF ATTACHMENT OR RISK LOSING HIS OPPORTUNITY AT LOVE.
MY CHANGES
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR COLTON MCCREED FLIES INTO REMOTE EDEN FALLS FOR THE SUMMER TO STUDY SMALL TOWN LIFE FOR HIS NEXT MURDER MYSTERY. COLTON’S BITTER PAST HAS LEFT HIM HAUNTED, CONVINCED HE IS IMMUNE TO LOVE. HE SOON FINDS HIMSELF ENTWINED WITH THE CHARMING PEOPLE OF EDEN FALLS. UNEXPECTEDLY, HE IS DRAWN TO ALEX BLACKWOOD AND HER SON.
ALEX IS THE MAYOR OF EDEN FALLS. SHE’S A BUSINESS OWNER AND THE MOTHER OF AN EXUBERANT SIX-YEAR-OLD, CHARLIE. WHILE THE LOVE FOR HER SON FILLS HER SOUL, THE CRUSHING REALITY OF THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS KILLED WHILE SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN, HAS BECOME A RELENTLESS ACHE. WITH THE CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN HER BUSY LIFE AND THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING A YOUNG SON ON HER OWN, THE IDEA OF DATING SOMEONE WHO’S LEAVING TOWN AT THE END OF SUMMER TURNS HER COLD.
CHARLIE’S CONTINUAL IMPROMPTU INVITATIONS TO DINNER THROW COLTON AND ALEX INTO A WORLD OF DISCOVERY. CAN ALEX RECOVER FROM A FRACTURED HEART? WILL COLTON MOVE PAST THE FEAR FOLLOWING HIM? ARE EACH WILLING TO RISK LOSING THE OPPORTUNITY OF LOVE?
EXAMPLE - AUTHOR 2
MURDER IN THE SMALL PRAIRIE TOWN OF WYOMING HASN'T HAPPENED FOR AS LONG AS MOST PEOPLE CAN REMEMBER. WHEN THE BODY OF RESPECTED COMMUNITY MEMBER, PAT SULLIVAN, IS DISCOVERED IN THE CITY PARK, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. SHERIFF CJ ROBERTS AND HIS ASSISTANT DEPUTY, BETH PERKINS, INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS ARE CHALLENGED. ONLY HAL HANSEN, DEPUTY, HAS KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE TO BEGIN.
AT FIRST BETH RESENTS HAL BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED TO HIS POSITION. AS THE TWO WORK TOGETHER, SHE GRADUALLY CHANGES HER MIND. STEP BY STEP, THE THREE UNCOVER INFORMATION ABOUT THE VICTIM, HIS PARTNER IN BUSINESS, AND HIS FAMILY THAT LEAD SHERIFF, BETH, AND HAL TO SUSPECTS THEY'D RATHER NOT HAVE AND HORRORS THEY'RE NOT PREPARED FOR.
MY CHANGES
MURDER SHOCKS THE CITIZENS OF A SMALL TOWN IN WYOMING. WHEN THE BODY IS DISCOVERED IN THE CITY PARK, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THEY SPECULATE AND GOSSIP ABOUT WHO WOULD KILL PAT SULLIVAN, A RESPECTED MEMBER OF THEIR COMMUNITY.
SHERIFF CJ ROBERTS AND BETH PERKINS, HIS ASSISTANT DEPUTY, BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION AND THEIR SKILLS ARE QUICKLY CHALLENGED. HAL HANSEN, ALSO A DEPUTY IN THE DEPARTMENT, IMMEDIATELY STEPS IN AND GUIDES THEM ON HOW TO CONDUCT THE GRUESOME TASK. THREATENED BY HIS KNOWLEDGE, BETH IS TORN BETWEEN SOLVING A MURDER AND HER OWN AMBITIONS.
STEP BY INCONCEIVABLE STEP, THE THREE DISCOVER HIDDEN SECRETS ABOUT THE VICTIM, HIS FAMILY AND HIS BUSINESS. THEY FIND THEMSELVES ILL PREPARED FOR THE ATROCITIES THEY ULTIMATELY UNCOVER.
PRICES:
BACK COVER $50-$80 — DEPENDING ON LENGTH
REWRITE $30
BLURB $30-$40— USUALLY USED ON BOOKMARKS, TRADING CARDS, AND OTHER MARKETING MATERIALS
TAGLINE $30
WE WILL AGREE ON ALL PRICES BEFORE I BEGIN MY WORK SO ALL IS FAIR. AS AUTHORS, WE MUST STICK TOGETHER. TRUE ENOUGH.
I REQUIRE A SYNOPSIS— I KNOW, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WINE OR CHOCOLATE TO WRITE ONE OF THOSE. WE CAN TALK. I DO NEED A PARAGRAPH OR TWO ABOUT WHAT IN THE BOOK IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU WANT HIGHLIGHTED. THROW IN A PARAGRAPH OF DIALOG THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO THE STORY.
