How to write a great book blurb

Send us Fan MailBook marketing remains a dark art. Particularly for debut authors. There is no simple formula, and I won’t be supplying one here. What I want to share is the cover blurb for the book, ‘I Will Find You’ by best-selling author Harlen Coben, and discuss some of ways it has been crafted to achieve maximum impact. I came across the book as I browsed the new thrillers section of my local bookshop. It competed with others all of the same genre. Maybe the author’s name was an additional attention-grabbing device. But that would not have been enough to complete the sale. The cover, likewise, was competing with a dozen in similar glossy excellence and design.I turned to the fly- cover information. I became hooked. It is in my view one of the most powerful examples of how such a blurb might be constructed. Here in full is the blurb ...Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com