tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post5715542978666524255..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Tips for Writing Compelling Back Cover CopyL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-24676235668343736722013-07-31T18:09:44.148-07:002013-07-31T18:09:44.148-07:00Thanks so much for this. I'm tearing my hair o...Thanks so much for this. I'm tearing my hair out dealing with this blurb stuff while my editor works on the manuscript itself. Of course, I don't have a title yet, either. Those are the very very very last things I come up with, with one exception out of 12 books.<br />Terry <br /><a href="http://terryodell.com/terrysplace" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><br />Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-36599709225039352482013-07-29T19:57:52.276-07:002013-07-29T19:57:52.276-07:00Thanks, Richard. And yes, I'm a huge fan of Ji...Thanks, Richard. And yes, I'm a huge fan of Jim's. I love his Conflict & Suspense, too, as well as the two mentioned above. And he's also an excellent presenter!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-3708717015389318322013-07-29T18:58:13.562-07:002013-07-29T18:58:13.562-07:00Excellent idea, Dorothy. I'd much rather read ...Excellent idea, Dorothy. I'd much rather read a statement about what is as stake for the pro tag than a question to which we all know the answer.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384070533603453713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-367286582213043982013-07-29T18:42:07.709-07:002013-07-29T18:42:07.709-07:00Thanks to your advice regarding this earlier, I pu...Thanks to your advice regarding this earlier, I pulled my PLOT & STRUCTURE off the shelf and worked on the exercises at the end. I'm still not confident I've come up with a winner, but it's much, much better thn I would have written on my own.<br /><br />Great advice!Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-70170507233355709962013-07-29T08:06:55.668-07:002013-07-29T08:06:55.668-07:00Great information. Thanks for sharing. (And Jim Be...Great information. Thanks for sharing. (And Jim Bell's book is a wonderful starting place for anyone writing fiction).Richard Mabryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993592219849830777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-23229250641401487832013-07-29T07:51:47.277-07:002013-07-29T07:51:47.277-07:00You make an excellent point there, Dorothy! Thanks...You make an excellent point there, Dorothy! Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts on this! :)Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-69915501194750088002013-07-29T07:40:57.304-07:002013-07-29T07:40:57.304-07:00Excellent advice! I'm not a fan of rhetorical ...Excellent advice! I'm not a fan of rhetorical questions in cover copy, though, especially in certain genres such as romance because of course the protags will overcome the barriers to happiness and fine true love. The answer to the question Will Susie let go of her wounded past to find love with Billy? is always yes. I used such a question for one of my early books but now I tend to end my cover copy with a statement about what is at stake for my protag or about some complicating event that threatens her goal. dorothy Lovehttp://www.dorothylovebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-55538656151372942502013-07-29T06:02:35.172-07:002013-07-29T06:02:35.172-07:00Great! Glad to be of help, LJ! Is that for the thr...Great! Glad to be of help, LJ! Is that for the thriller I'm editing for you now? Love the characters and story!Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-75582204796614951962013-07-28T20:54:02.352-07:002013-07-28T20:54:02.352-07:00Very helpful! I just wrote the first draft of the ...Very helpful! I just wrote the first draft of the cover copy for my new thriller and it went very smoothly. I'll send it along to you soon. L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.com