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since a self-published author has to write the blurb himself (of course, you usually wouldn't even have a dust jacket, unless you went to the expense of a hardc
by AlbertCory 3y ago
since a self-published author has to write the blurb himself (of course, you usually wouldn't even have a dust jacket, unless you went to the expense of a hardcover), I'm curious:
What would you want to see on the jacket?
The first paragraph? That puts an unfairly high burden on the first paragraph, IMHO. If a friend is telling you about the book, they're almost always going to say more than would fit in those few paragraphs.
- Izkata 3y agoThe best sci-fi and fantasy ones for me have focused on describing the setting and then a very broad summary of the first few chapters. Typically little-to-nothing about the overall plot (just what would happen in those chapters), let alone the middle or ending.