Your blurb can usually be used as your pitch in your query letter or when you are doing an actual facetoface pitch session with an agenteditor. How to ask for a book blurb bittersweet book launch. Browse your favourite books and read them free in our ereader. My favorite thing about wonder, though, is not that auggie perseveresits how unsparing the book is about the. Request help uploading to blurb cambridge in colour. Palacio is one such book that does all of the above and then some. The book covers his experiences and struggles in his new school.
If you do this, what it will do is it will create a pdf document which you couldthen print on your own desktop printer. Nov 15, 2019 when you need to write a blurb for a movie, book, or other project, start by writing a clever and catchy hook that introduces some of the characters and setting of the topic. Then, write 12 additional sentences that explain the plot of the story in a general way. Imagine now that this pre book you preblurbed goes to print with some heinous fuckery in its pages. But it seems to me that the request comes with so many suppositions. Based on the 20 bestseller of the same name, wonder tells the inspiring and heartwarming story of 10yearold august pullman. This specificity is important, because you wont just be writing a fan letter when you ask for a blurb. Nov 19, 2015 early blurbs can be key, but you need to remember that its a numbers game. Youve written your book, but now you have to publish it and kdp has a box that you dread. Copywriting is a completely different skillset to creating fiction, and im here to help you get that blurb in tiptop shape. To show you the upload process, ive opened a fresh copy of the file that ivebeen working on throughout this chapter. And it leaves you feeling like youve had a conversation with your best friend. I have received books printed upside down, pages missing, dark pictures. Wonder, structure, and life by jerry holm blurb books uk.
However, his parents decide to send him to a school before he starts studying for fifth grade. And by the way, this is a good argument for why authors should never, ever blurb without reading the book first. Watch the sun come up and spread its glorious light over the ridge of a spectacular southwest v. August is the main character and right from the start of the book you learn that he looks different from others. How to write an irresistible book blurb in 5 easy steps.
Once your book has finished uploading, your browser will launch and you will be taken to blurb. Palacio wrote wonder after an incident where she and her threeyearold son were waiting in line to buy ice cream. This was a special request made by a group of wonderful teachers in cfisd. This book gives a realistic look at the frankly brutal reality that is a hugely hushed topic in childrens books. My favorite thing about wonder, though, is not that auggie perseveresits how unsparing the book is about the trouble he encounters along the way. I no longer want my book sold online through blurb i am going to create space and blurb will not take it off the online sites.
If you have a special request you think your publisher might be able to help with, go ahead and askbut be prepared to do most of the blurb hunting on your own. How to get awesome book cover blurbs build book buzz. Experience the wonder rasa in its most colorful form yet. When i was looking to get blurbs for my first book, i had asked, lets say, twenty people, ten agreed, and out of those ten, only about five of them were able to actually deliver the blurbs in a timely mannerthat could be though because we were on a time crunch and i didnt start soon enough. Palacio wonder is a childrens novel by raquel jaramillo, under the pen name of r. Palacio is a story of a tenyearold boy named august pullman. Ever wonder how authors got those awesomesounding blurbs on the back of their books. Nov 11, 2019 a blurb is a short description of a book found on the back cover or dust jacket that introduces the conflict and characters. Since christmas was around the corner, i put in a request with my. This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click on them and make a purchase, i will receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. August pullman has been homeschooled due to some complicated health issues related to a dramatic craniofacial abnormality and the rigorous surgery schedule that comes with it. Blurb said that amazon has bought several copies of the book and that is why it is still on amazons site and several other sites. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing.
Lena, at blurb, followed up with a personalised email three working days later to say that they were reprinting the job no cost other than import duty i guess this was because this time they were shipped from the usa. Upload and order a book from booksmart help center. The perils of the presale, prepitch blurb request chuck. Her debut novel, wonder, has been on the nyt bestseller list since march. Wonder is the best kids book of the year, said emily bazelon, senior editor at and author of sticks and stones. The author tried to present a theme called treat others the way you want to be treated. August, or auggie as his family call him, is an ordinary boy. Palacio, which was the very first novel that i had difficulty putting down. To write a good blurb, you have to make it short and exciting, yet relevant. Wonder is a story about 11 years old august pullman who has a rare medical facial deformity, called as mandibulofacial dysostosis. It is called wonder because is makes you wonder if you were him, or them.
Doubleclick the booksmart icon to launch booksmart, and start creating your book. How to get awesome book cover blurbs posted on february 26, 2020 by sandra beckwith 21 comments affiliate disclosure. The books arrived today, 8 days after my initial request. Wonder tells the story of august, a tenyear old boy who lives with his parents and sister in new york. Hardcover published in 2012, kindle edition published in 2012, paperback published in 20, kindle edition published in 2012. Blurbs are testimonials about your book from a published expert in the field who admires your work. The first time i uploaded a 20page test book this summer, everything went fine.
It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. An absolute wonder of a book yes this book is truly a wonder. In a world where bullying among young people is an epidemic, this is a refreshing new narrative full of heart and hope. Write down what, specifically, you loved about the book, what spoke to you, and, if you know your own project well, how your book and theirs intersect. A book that you will remember for a very long time is wonder. It is a rewriting of wellknown greek myths in a volume for children. Dec 17, 2017 occasionally, you come across a book that fills your heart with the milk of human kindness. We all found the social media aspect of this novel quite clever and it added a scary and spine tingly feeling for us as we read this story. Moving tale of facially different boy with inner beauty. Doubleclick the install blurb booksmart icon to launch the installation wizard, and follow the directions.
Apr 26, 2019 tanglewood tales for boys and girls 1853 is a book by american author nathaniel hawthorne, a sequel to a wonder book for girls and boys. A blurb is the back cover teaser that lures a reader or an agenteditor into wanting to buyread your book. Amazing we have to say that, but seriously, read the books you blurb, okay. Sep 12, 2018 how to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman for a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the books universe before the beginning of the actual story. Drag and drop the booksmart icon into your applications folder. Defeating the culture of bullying and rediscovering the power of character and empathy. Wonder is about something that we dont like to talk about because it is so rare. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. Im pleased with the way blurb and lena have handled this. See the complete wonder series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. When identifying potential sources to blurb your book, choose people who will matter to your audience. If you go to the n website and search for raymond johns you can see he hasnt published a book since nov, 2016.
Many people read book blurbs to see if its something they will enjoy, so its important to write one that grabs peoples attention and hooks them. Born with facial deformities, auggie jacob tremblay becomes the most unlikely of heroes when he enters the fifth grade at his local school. But by the time august turns ten, his parents are beginning to think about the big picture a. Does asking for a blurb ever feel like fighting the giant chicken from family guy. Palacio tells the story of a 10yearold boy, who was born with distorted facial features a craniofacial difference caused by an anomaly in his dna. In the novel wonder august has a facial deformity and gets jerked around about it. There are just a few final steps in this book building process that youll want to take. When you finish designing your book in booksmart, you will upload it to blurb,so that it can be ordered and printed on demand. He had multiple surgeries to correct his facial deformity so he was homeschooled. You have 15 days for someone either you, your friends, or your clients to order your book before we remove it from the site, and a copy is purchased, the book will remain on blurb. Find wonder, structure, and life by jerry holm at blurb books.
A passage from the book wonder is a book about a boy called august who is very different from most other kids but he sees himself as an ordinary kid. Sep 06, 20 read the books you know or want your book to be compared to. How to score a blurb for your new book alice osborn. It is a book that teaches you kindness and equality like no person could do and it is written in a really beautiful way that i thought was quite unique. Wonder is the story of 10 year old august pullman auggie to his friends who has a severe facial deformity. Request help uploading to blurb beginning last night, i am in the process of unsuccessfully trying for the fourth time to upload a book to blurb using lightroom 5. Friend request by laura marshall is a creepy, gripping, shocking, suspenseful, and a clever psychological thriller novel that kept us on the edge of our seat throughout this whole book. Try not to mention more than two characters names, and promise your audience a read they wont forget. Palacio includes books wonder, the julian chapter, pluto.