Writing the Winning Blurb, Tagline and Synopsis
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Learn how to
Write a Tagline
Chapter one includes exercises to help you create an eye catching tagline that will sum up your book in just one sentence.
Write a Blurb
Want to pen a blurb that will describe your book and make it enticing to any editor or agent?
Write the Perfect Synopsis
Have you written a story but somehow your synopsis doesn’t seem to do it justice? Chapter Three is just for you. It contains handy tips that will make your current and future synopsis writing a breeze instead of a chore.
Write the Perfect Cover Letter
Once you have the tagline, blurb and synopsis it’s time to write the cover letter. The final two chapters who you what to and what not to include and how to put together the winning submission package.
Susan Palmquist
An Adams Media author.
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Writing the Winning Blurb, Tagline and Synopsis
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
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Chapter 1
You only get one chance to make a good first impression. You’ve probably heard that expression a dozen times or more. Submitting your work to an editor or agent is a lot like going on a job interview. It’s your chance to shine. Your one shot at standing out from the crowd. Your opportunity to give the person sitting behind the desk, (in this case at a publishing company or agent’s office), the incentive to request your complete manuscript or even offer you a publishing contract.
So how do you make that great first impression?
In this short how to guide, I’ll take you through the process of putting together everything you’ll need to accompany your manuscript when it’s time to submit it. I’ll show you how to create a catchy tagline. How to write a blurb that makes an editor think that someone in the marketing department penned it. I’ll tell you about the dos and don’ts of writing a cover letter. And finally, show you how to write a synopsis that will have an editor asking to read your story.
Let’s get started-
If you watch TV, listen to the radio or read magazines then you’ve probably seen or heard a company’s tagline used during an advertisement. For example, Nike’s: Go for It. YouTube’s: