Two-minute tip: Nailing your novel's logline

Posted on 11/12/2019 at 03:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You know a strong logline when you see it — and good news, you can learn to write one for...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Romance Writers of America, Video

What to look for when updating your backlist

Posted on 11/04/2019 at 11:35 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sure, spring cleaning has a nice ring to it, but you can — and should — freshen up your backlist...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Cover design, Editing

Grab readers — and keep them — with a standout Amazon description

Posted on 10/08/2019 at 02:40 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No one will claim that writing an irresistible Amazon description or book blurb is easy. But they’ll all insist that...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Jane Friedman, Marketing

How to write -- and write from -- an elevator pitch

Posted on 04/07/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Novelist Beth Barany offered some tips recently at The Book Designer for writing your “elevator pitch.” While, yes, it’s often...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, The Book Designer

How to summarize your novel succinctly

Posted on 03/11/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We often ask our authors to provide us a one-sentence or one-paragraph description of the book they’re promoting. So it’s...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Marketing, Writer's Digest

How to write a better book description

Posted on 01/28/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It can feel easier to write an entire book than to write a simple summary of it. That’s why we...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs

Two-minute tip: How to write a sizzling synopsis

Posted on 01/23/2019 at 09:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The latest two-minute tip from the Romance Writers of America is a two-for-one deal. Author Vanessa North’s advice for how...

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Tagged As: Blurbs, Romance, Romance Writers of America, Video, Writing advice

Key information about book keywords

Posted on 05/25/2018 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kadaxis uses data science to improve book discovery across the publishing value chain.

In yesterday's post, we shared expert advice on writing a better blurb and hinted at one hugely important part: keywords....

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Writing advice, Keywords, Blurbs

Blurbs: The most important words you'll write

Posted on 05/24/2018 at 10:41 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author and blurb expert Beth Bacon

You know a strong blurb is key to selling your book, but writing a compelling sales pitch for something you’re...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Blurbs, Marketing, Writing advice