Six Do’s and Four Don’ts in writing book blurbs

Writing book blurbs is hard.

Ask any author pitching to agents on the traditional publishing route, and 99% will tell you one of their most hated activities is writing the dreaded synopsis, the summary of the whole book.
‘How can I reduce my 125k fantasy novel to 350 words?’ they cry.
With difficulty. I’ve had to do it.

As an indie author, you escape this horror. But in a piece of divine retribution perhaps, you instead have to write a ‘blurb’ for your book.

What’s a blurb?

Sometimes known...