Working on my blurb... again......
Why is it so much harder to write 100 words than 45,000???
The call for beta readers is out, books will be going to them in a week, and though I’m a little past halfway through my second draft, I feel confident that the rest won’t take too long until it gets in front of readers.
So, I’ve been trying to figure out how to “sell” my story and, of course, one of the most important parts for marketing is the blurb.
At the moment, you can find a very rough blurb on the About page on my Substack, but there is so much missing from it, so I’ve been trying to re-write it. It got to the point where I wrote down a bullet list of important points, characters, the main conflicts and goals, and… 500 words later I closed my notepad with a sigh.
Then, I decided to return to it and start chopping things off!
Let’s see how this looks now and though I’m still not 100% in love with it, I feel it may be better in selling the story.
The last dragon died half a century ago and Jun Weaver still dreams of the rain that hasn’t fallen since. Her mundane life takes a turn when she encounters Aurel, who she suspects may be the one that holds the key to restoring balance and is destined to find the elusive serpent from the prophecy.
Joined by Casey, Jun’s closest friend and the village brewer, the three embark on a journey to unravel the prophecy's intricacies, figure out what the serpent's role truly is, and why the dragon is the only reason it rains, not knowing they are being watched.
Follow our trio as Jun discovers a love of adventure, Casey’s devotion takes an unexpected turn, Aurel spills his secrets like dust in the sand, and the three of them discover the true power of their bond.
I’d love to hear some opinions and thoughts on this new variation (and a huge thank you to
for being so gentle with destroying my previous version with amazing points).
Gentle destruction. I like that.
The new blurb is great.
oh wow! Your back cover design is gorgeous--I really like how you've used the existing cover with light alterations.
I think the admonition not to create a print book during the actual running of the Derby is because it creates a snafu later with the ISBN; if you want to republish under your own moniker after the Derby is completed, Amazon will give you a lot of grief about the author identity, etc.
(I feel you on wanting to make a print one, though! I am planning to do a print edition after the Derby myself.)
This looks really great, though, and now I am _only more excited_ for it!