Episode 225: Tips for Writing Your Book Description

About this episode

Dallas Woodburn shares tips and insights on writing compelling book descriptions.

In this solo episode of the Thriving Authors Podcast, I’m excited to share what has helped me write my back cover and my longer book descriptions. I even give an example of the description from my book “ Your Book Matters: 52 love notes from my creative heart to yours .” On the surface, writing your book description seems pretty simple…but it is super common to struggle with this task because you need to condense so much into a short space! To write a compelling book description, you need to 1) give the reader a sense of what your book is about; 2) introduce the reader to your own authentic voice and style; 3) sell your book; 4) grab the reader’s attention and leave them wanting more! I dive into: The distinction between your book description and your back cover description. Some exercises that are really helpful with taking away the pressure and stress of writing the description of your book. Why I recommend writing your book description before you reach the end of your manuscript. How to grab the reader’s attention in your book description. A little trick I use to hone in on how to write to the ideal reader of your book. Check out the back cover description from my latest novel…

People in this episode

Host: Dallas Woodburn

Topics covered

• book description writing
• authentic voice
• reader engagement
• writing tips
• creative process

Keywords

• book description
• writing tips
• authentic voice
• reader engagement
• creative writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Your Book Matters: 52 love notes from my creative heart to yours, BEFORE & AFTER YOU & ME

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