{"id":4060,"date":"2015-01-08T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T15:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/?p=4060"},"modified":"2015-01-12T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:32:09","slug":"blurb-important-writetip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.emlynley.com\/blog\/blurb-important-writetip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important 200 Words You Write: How to Blurb available for pre-order! #writetip"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hate writing blurbs for your book? Join the club.<\/h2>\n<h3>But, there is a magic formula for writing blurbs and I&#8217;m going to show it to you. In fact, I&#8217;ll show you several &#8220;fill in the blank&#8221; templates if you need them, as well as discuss why each element is crucial to selling your book.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/azblurb\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.smoothdraft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Blurb-cover-200x320.jpg?resize=200%2C320\" alt=\"Blurb cover 200x320\" width=\"200\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a>Whether you write fiction or non-fiction, the book \u201cblurb\u201d or description is the second most powerful tool to sell your book. (A knockout cover is #1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019ve all been there. We\u2019ve finished the book, edited it, got it ready to publish, and now we face the enormous hurdle of writing the book description. It doesn\u2019t matter that the book might be 300 pages long, but that 100-200 word blurb suddenly feels as difficult as reaching the summit of Mount Everest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The bad news is that those 200 words are among the most important words you will write if you want to sell your book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The good news is that I\u2019m going to show you how to do it, for both fiction and non-fiction books.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/azblurb\">Pre-order from Amazon<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hate writing blurbs for your book? Join the club.  But, there is a magic formula for writing blurbs and I&#8217;m going to show it to you. 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