Writing terms and their function:

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This is probably was not the title of the panel but it seems to match with the content below. These are notes taken from a writer symposium about various terms. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker

 

  • Tagline: very brief electronic spread.
  • Blurb: comment from other authors. Work with people you know who can swap blurbs.
  • Some publishers might prefer blogger name rather than real names is that to the office known for.
  • Don’t get your feelings hurt someone does not want to work
  • These are the notes from one of the panels I attended at life universe and everything.
  • Send buyers to editors. They should be about 200 words when you put on the back of the book. 50 to 100 worded bios are used in a program. You can have various edited versions depend upon the use.
  • Humor in a bio is good.
  • Read other bios from John the books. Have a tweet that mentions your book.
  • You want something that other people that with you.
  • Have the bio match and cater to the theme and image of the conference.
  • Your bio may change as things are updated.
  • A bio with a synopsis – editors know that an author doesn’t have many credentials.
  • If you have nonrelated fiction in a bio have it related to the topic of nonfiction work such as if you work in a flower shop that shows your expertise on the book of flower arrangements. Awards are published in more than 10 K markets.
  • Indicate if you work the big-name author. Back liners: Book descriptions may be the summary of information that we use Macquarie.
  • Self-publish – look for length restrictions of bios such as what smashers may have. It has a 400 character limit.
  • You don’t have to tell the reader the whole story. Don’t get the ending just a teaser.
  • If you get hooked on a book, write it down.
  • Book descriptions are as important as the cover. Protagonist, conflict, and antagonist – the hero fights against what forces and why should the reader care.
  • The book descriptions for genre look on the Internet and see what other people doing and make your similar.
  • Have the voice of characters match to the book cover.
  • You can do a book blurb/bio/back cover in a writing group.
  • You can change book descriptions on Amazon.
  • Your book descriptions need to illustrate the major conflict and the stakes dependent upon failure or success.
  • Have the same length of books that match the genre or type of book. Five guys in the level – announces awards.
  • Make sure you have the back cover match the tone of the narrator.
  • Synopsis: one page 2 to 5 pages. The synopsis needs to have key points, and plot twists as though the ending.
  • Look at the scene for continuity of plot structure.
  • Maybe just highlight key events in the chapter.
  • Don’t write in the first person.
  • Reference to self in the third person.
  • Some synopsis does six conflicts in sequence order.
  • One page synopsis, have people read it and ask what their questions are about what they read.
  • Minor 3 to 5 characters on the synopsis. High fantasy might have tried family actions.
  • Look at how Wikipedia does a description of a movie plot. This could be a good source to follow.
  • Title of one’s work: in space, no one can hear you scream

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