She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything—until she lost her life. Look at as many blurb samples as you can. Visit a bookstore, browse through blurbs for all genres. If not a bookstore, then any bookselling or book review website should give you access to a pool of blurbs. This should help you discover what will work best for your book, and give you an idea about what authors are writing and what readers look for in a blurb. Does your blurb tell a story?
Will it make the readers want to know more? A good story can begin from a blurb. Even in the case of non-fiction titles, a good story connects with the readers instantly. For example, Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders has all the elements of a good story with a twist. In a matter of days, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. Newspapers report that a grief-stricken Lincoln returns to the crypt several times alone to hold his boy's body.
From this seed of historical truth, George Saunders spins an unforgettable story of familial love and loss that breaks free of realism, entering a thrilling, supernatural domain both hilarious and terrifying. Willie Lincoln finds himself trapped in a transitional realm—called, in Tibetan tradition, the bardo—and as ghosts mingle, squabble, gripe and commiserate, and stony tendrils creep towards the boy, a monumental struggle erupts over young Willie's soul.
Unfolding over a single night, Lincoln in the Bardo is written with George Saunders' inimitable humour, pathos and grace. Here he invents an exhilarating new form, and is confirmed as one of the most important and influential writers of his generation. Deploying a theatrical, kaleidoscopic panoply of voices—living and dead, historical and fictional—Lincoln in the Bardo poses a timeless question: how do we live and love when we know that everything we hold dear must end?
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. The blurb should highlight the selling points of a book—the hook. Discover the selling points of your book and make a list: What is it that the readers would want to know?
How can my book add to the existing literature? Sean Morrison, one of six siblings and the top college baseball player in the country, is reeling from a heartbreakingly painful loss. Nothing seems to matter anymore … until the night Serena Britten unexpectedly ends up in his arms.
Serena is a world-famous model who has only ever wanted to be normal, even though her mother has always pushed her to become a superstar. More than anything, she wants to turn her love for books into a new career that she actually loves.
Only she never expected to meet someone like Sean on campus—or to be instantly consumed by their incredible chemistry and connection. But when the pressures of her high-profile modeling career only get bigger and more demanding, will it make living a normal life as a college student—and falling in love with the hottest guy on campus—impossible? Theo Decker, a year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend.
As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love—and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate. In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, bestselling author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bitesized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word, helping you to: Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want, Create a life you totally love.
And create it NOW, Make some damn money already. Why this blurb works Not only does this blurb have a hooking first line, its entire content is enticing for the reader, making us decidedly interested in reading the rest. The author does not dwell on the negative problems in our lives but rather barrages the reader with positivity and a feeling of empowerment, that can only be attained through her book.
Again, we see exposition, conflict, and resolution at play beautifully and energetically, without giving away any of her secrets. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist.
The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty.
Why this blurb works Heart-warming in the end, heart-wrenching in the middle, and mind-boggling in the beginning, the blurb takes us on an emotional and intellectual journey like no other. When practiced correctly, it has been proven to burn fat, reduce inflammation, fight cancer, balance hormones and gut bacteria, improve neurological diseases, and even increase lifespan. In Keto Diet, bestselling author Dr. Josh Axe sets the record straight, offering thorough, step-by-step guidance to achieving lifelong health.
Unlike other books on the subject, Keto Diet identifies and details five different ketogenic protocols and explains why picking the right one for your body and lifestyle is fundamental to your success. Why this blurb works The blurb finds a way to appeal to almost anyone. It starts with the exposition, establishing expertise and success. Then provides the conflict in the form of a listing of diseases that the book will help us escape.
Finally, we find the resolution as the blurb promises to offer the reader all kinds of help, from an explanation to what the Keto diet is, to shopping lists, recipes, exercise routines, and plans to suit your needs. The book blurb presents the book as a solve-all book with the expertise and tools to guarantee you success. Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women not living into their full potential.
In Girl, Stop Apologizing, 1 New York Times bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company, Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people—whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee—instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want.
With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence, and believing in yourself.
Hollis begins by focusing on the key character: the embarrassed and shy women who lack self-confidence. The conflict here is an internal conflict of many struggling women. She then gives the readers faith that she can help them and shows them the light at the end of the tunnel, that can only be attained by reading her book.
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Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. All-new forms and back-of-the-book resources to make Total Money Makeover a reality. Why this blurb works This blurb is a good example of giving the readers what they want to read. The organization is the same once again. Then paste in your book blurb in the field labeled Description. Writing a good ebook blurb can be easy once you get the hang of these ten tips.
Go ahead and start collecting your favorites, then hack out a bunch of sample blurbs.
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