10 Steps to Writing a Book Blurb

The book blurb is has to whisper, seduce, threaten, reassure, and gently shove a stranger toward a purchase. In this episode we explore how you can possibly summarize your entire 90,000-word masterpiece in under 200 words, without panicking.

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