Create Powerful and Compelling Back Cover Copy That Sells Books!
Note: The following guidelines are for non-fiction. Fiction, where you simply need to entrance someone with a good story line, would be different.
Think about how you buy a book. You pick it up, look at the cover, and if you like the visuals, title, and subtitle, it’s because something resonates in you; something about [...]
Fear Not the Short Book Description
For a lot of authors the five most terrifying words they will ever hear is “What is your book about?” It’s not because they don’t know what their book is about. It’s because their book is about so much they don’t want to leave anything out.
The answer usually starts with a giggle and “Oh my [...]
7 Keys to Getting Book Blurbs
“But I don’t know anyone important or influential,” protested a client recently when I suggested he get some high-powered quotes for his to-be-published book.
You don’t need to be a familiar name or face to someone to request comments on your book (or on your business). Ordinary mortals whom I know have received blurbs from [...]