SIMPLY WRITING – The Blurb Paints A Thousand Words

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The Oxford Dictionary defines a blurb as ‘a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.’ A great definition, yet a blurb is so much more than the word ‘description’ suggests. This is the enticer that goes on the back of your book, or the …

SIMPLY WRITING – THE NOT-SO-SCARY SYNOPSIS – MAJOR TURNING POINTS

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Those who joined me last month will remember that we discussed the opening paragraphs of our synopsis, namely, the ORIENTATION. Just to jog your memory, the orientation comprises of four parts – a hook, central theme, world-building and central characters (GMC). Once we’ve oriented our readers into our story, our next …