This weekend I will be at the University City Half-Price Book store all day on Saturday and Sunday. If you live in the area, stop on by. I'm wrapping gifts, so if you think presents should be wrapped with duct tape and a staple gun, come on by, buy some books/DVDs/LPs and I will gladly wrap them up.
And now, onto book blurb business--
And now, onto book blurb business--
- Look at the photo below. That is the cover of your book.
- You choose the genre. A screenplay? A graphic novel? A biography? You decide.
- Write an enticing blurb--150 words or less. (The title doesn't count in the word count.) Lisa Ricard Claro was the original creator of this project and this past summer, her third novel Love to Win debuted. Now she's working on her fourth novel. Check out her website. She's a dynamite writer (she even sucked me into reading three--yes, three--romance novels, and I enjoyed them) and a has her own editing business for those writers who need some help with their manuscript/synopsis...
- Include your blurb in a blog post. Include a link to this post.
- Link your post to Mr. Linky. Mr. Linky is easy. You don't have to buy him a drink or anything. If you've never done it, you'll be impressed with how simple he is.
- Check out the other blurb(s). It's interesting to see the different directions writers take, given the same photo.
- And have fun with it. Think of it as a way to take a break from the truly important writing you do... like a bit of a warm-up.
Here is the book cover and my blurb:
Cayla, Caught
Trapped. She’d been trapped, stuck with her crazy family for forever.
Her hair. Her makeup. Her clothes. They controlled all of it, with so many stupid rules. No tattoos. No piercings except her boring earlobes, and then only one in each lobe. Her rear end had to be completely covered at all times. Her shirts had to be so conservative, she felt like she was wearing a turtleneck… even in July.
But this was the worst: a trip across the country, trapped in a car with her parents. They were excited about getting to see the Grand Canyon, but to Cayla, it was just some big hole in the ground.
Will Cayla jump out of the moving car, to avoid having to listen to any more oldies from the 90s, or will seeing the Grand Canyon transform the family in a positive way? (143 words)
And for those folks who like to work ahead instead of by the seat of their pants, here's the photo for next week:
And for those folks who like to work ahead instead of by the seat of their pants, here's the photo for next week:
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| photo by pexels.com |
Having raised two girls, I recognize Cayla. I'm so happy my two are in their 20s now. I actually remember car trips just like that one. lol
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks for the link and promo spot. I appreciate it. :)
Lisa--I tell anyone with daughters, "If you survive their teenage years, when they get to their mid-20s, you'll have a best friend." From the photos you've posted, it's obvious you and your daughters (and daughter-in-law) have a wonderful relationship.
DeleteAnd you're welcome. It's easy to do when all I have to do is say some true things...
If you're riding beside Cayla on the back seat, you will be transformed into the sightless sister, with that hair whipping across your face!
ReplyDeleteVal--I thought something similar when I first saw this photo. The frustrating thing is, some girls who have such long hair either have no idea how their blowing or flipping hair impacts others... or the DO know and they don't care.
DeleteLooks to me from Cayla's epidermis exposure, she already escaped.
ReplyDeleteLinda--Yeah, too much of her is on display. They say, "If you got it, flaunt it," and I got IT, but I don't think anyone wants me to flaunt the "it" I have.
DeleteYou could be talking about my daughter when she was a teenager!! LOL Great blurb as always. Thanks for taking the time to set this up each week. I'm still enjoying it.
ReplyDeletePat--MY daughter, too. :) Thanks, and thank YOU for playing along.
DeletePoor lil tater. Ha! I'm sorry to be so unreliable, but Xmess has taken over my world to the detriment of all else. I haven't forgotten your book, though, and will return to it as soon as I recover from this nasty bout of Parcelitis.
ReplyDeleteShay--Yes, this is the season you carriers work above and beyond... No worries. The manuscript might be more difficult to slog through than several feet of snow, so take your time. No need to hurry.
DeleteWhen potatoes have eyes, they see things that can never be unseen. :-)
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