A book blurb is very important, depending on how you construct one your book could have the potential to be a best seller. If you are new to writing you are probably wondering what a blurb is. This is the copy at the back of the back of the cover that lets the potential reader in on what the book is about. They therefore need to be capture the attention of the reader and spark some interest right away. As writer the blurb is not only meant to help you attract a customers and drive sales up but you can land a publisher or a an agent that way too. You can see the power of the blurb also when as an author and looking for an agent , most will request a blurb from you and agree to work with you if they find it interesting.
Make no mistake crafting the ideal blurb might take some serious amount of effort, you might have to do it over and over again in different ways. The following tips will help you create a good blurb that will appeal to a large potential audience as possible. The blurb should not be that long , one hundred to two hundred and fifty words should be ideal and make sure that you give an overview of the whole book. If your blurb does not have the spice then it will not be tasty , try best to capture the mood, the conflict and the scene. Each story will have a good angle from which it can be approached from so find the best one for your story and make a blurb from there.
A good blurb starts by giving a hint of conflict and mount the tension such that at the end of it all the reader will have to buy the book for the whole story. Consider what makes your book different from others and capitalize on it on the blurb. Question marks in the blurb will help you intrigue the reader which will p[prompt a sale. Instead of using a lot of adverbs and adjectives try using more action verbs for the blurb. It might be very obvious but remember to check your blurb for any grammatical errors because that is a turn off. Write , rewrite and show it to different people for feedback ,the different feedback from people could inspire some creativity in you. Keep your blog as your work is, if your sugar coat it you will lose out in your career.