Writing Challenge Day #4 Book Description

Day #4 — Today in my writing journey I have decided to tackle the one task that is by far the most difficult…writing my book description.  For many authors, it is a part of the self-publishing process that causes the most struggle but is the most crucial.  A quality book description can potentially make or break a book in the eyes of the reader.  Meant to be practical marketing tools they should be approached as such, stripping the creativity out of the picture.  A daunting prospect to those of us who have just poured out our creative hearts into a personal masterpiece.

While researching the theory behind effective descriptions, I discovered why we, as authors, struggle and what specific components are integral to crafting an elegant, compelling “hook” for readers.  Book descriptions take time, patience and an ability to leave out everything but the most important of details.  A difficult task indeed when all I want to do is tell you everything about my story!  But I will learn to pare down my enthusiasm, and at the end of it all, create a buzz for my story that will draw in each reader who discovers my book.

Coming Soon — Talk to My Heart