How to Write a Fantasy Book Description: A Step-by-Step System for Writing Blurbs That Sell

by Jesper Schmidt, Tom Johnson (Narrator)

Do you find it difficult to write the blurb for your book? Do you hate writing book descriptions? 

If your synopsis always comes out bland and boring, with no chance of leading to more book sales, then this guidebook is for you.

'HOW TO WRITE A FANTASY BOOK DESCRIPTION' is a step-by-step approach. It lays out everything you need to know in five simple and effective steps.

Learn how to hook listeners by:
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Writing incredible taglines that grab attention
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Escalating the tension throughout your blurb and captivate listeners
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Using spellbinding words to dazzle customers
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Learning how to avoid meandering into subplots and instead make your blurb a joy to read
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Understanding how long your blurb needs to be and how to use cliffhangers effectively
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Discovering easy methods to format your blurb before uploading to online retailers like Amazon

In addition, you will find bonus chapters on how to write book descriptions for series, box sets, and nonfiction.

If you like easy to follow instructions, sprinkled with helpful examples, then 'HOW TO WRITE A FANTASY BOOK DESCRIPTION' is for you.   

Jesper Schmidt is a fantasy author. He is the creator of several how-to books, like the best-selling 'Fantasy Map Making.'


Running Time => 2hrs. and 42mins.

©2018 Jesper Schmidt (P)2019 Jesper Schmidt

Audible Audio

First published June 25, 2018

About the author

Jesper Schmidt is a bestselling fantasy author who also dabbles in non-fiction.

If you need help with writing, publishing and marketing, Jesper can be found at www.amwritingfantasy.com.

He also invites you to join the world of Ylécium, an immersive experience, full of engaging fantasy stories. Visit www.amreadingfantasy.com.

There was a time where the art of writing was something that lived a quiet life, in the back of his mind. A dormant desire and, like so many of our dreams, it was placed on a list of things to do later. That’s, luckily, all in the past.

Nowadays, Jesper write stories about underwater dragons, vampires, awesome spellcasters, and dark Gods attempting to gain a foothold in the material realm of Ylécium.

If you haven’t had enough of this bio yet, here’s more: As of this writing, Jesper is 42 years old. He lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons. Denmark is that small spot of land, just North of Germany and East of United Kingdom. It’s the place where the population refuses to believe that the few can’t leave a mark on the world. Perhaps it’s the Viking heritage, but if the Hobbits could save everyone, so can the rest of us. Denmark might be an insignificant country in the eyes of Sauron, but at Mount Doom the truth will be revealed.

Jesper loves fantasy, worldbuilding – especially maps – and storytelling.

Come say hello on Facebook: http://bit.ly/28NJQXO
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SchmidtJesper
Podcast: http://bit.ly/2GXfbIr (just search for “Am Writing Fantasy” in your podcast app)
YouTube: http://bit.ly/1WIwIVC

Reviews

[Suzanne Rogerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find writing book descriptions very difficult and with the publication of my second book looming, the timing of this how to guide was perfect. Mr Schmidt starts with how important book descriptions are and gives 5 common mistakes authors make.

He then talks us through 5 steps to creating a great blurb including tag lines and character introductions. He uses examples of current blurbs on Amazon to showcase his points and there are task lists at the end of each chapter to help you keep focused.

What I found really helpful was the author using his own fantasy book blurb and walking us through the process of how he came up with his killer blurb, including his mistakes. 

After helping you draft your blurb, the book focuses on the editing stage and gives you areas to check like repetition and boring middles. 

There are a couple of extras which are handy - blurbs for box sets and series, formatting and an appendix of words relevant to fantasy. 

The whole process of writing a book description feels much less daunting when following these steps. I highly recommend this book to all fantasy authors out there.

[Amber Christiansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear step by step instructions

This book offers a wealth of information beyond just blurb writing. Most of the chapters focus on the steps of writing a fantasy blurb, but there's also a chapter on nonfiction blurbs. Additionally, this book includes formatting tips and much more.