Spend some time thinking about the readers in your genre. What attracts them? What are they looking for in a book? What are they looking for in a cover?

With that in mind, take a stab at writing your book blurb. Even if your book is just starting to percolate in your mind, this might be a fun activity to get the creative juices flowing.

Remember, this is how you will sell your book. Imagine you are at a book store, and the title and cover of a book catch your eye. What do you do next? You pick up the book and turn it over. What you read will either have you put the book back on the shelf or inspire you to open the book and read the first paragraph or two.

In a book blurb for fiction, tell the reader:

-        Why they should care about your protagonist

-        The goal of your protagonist

-        What their plight is

-        A hint as to the upcoming journey to see if they will beat the odds 

I worked with my editor on my book blurb and, together, we came up with this.

BOOK BLURB

Hiding from a controlling and dangerous partner, Grace Rhodes goes off the grid when she joins an artists’ retreat to escape to a remote area of Canada’s Algonquin Provincial Park. There, she bumps into Cam, who brings back old memories—happy memories. If only she had done things differently in the past.

In the stunning beauty of the north with her newfound creative friends, Grace finds respite through poetry and reflection but is distracted when she stumbles upon two men searching for a missing friend.

The pursuit is on to locate the lost friend in the vast wilderness of the park, but the group soon learns of the cryptic messages he left behind in geocache boxes. Spun with hidden innuendo, the messages hint at something sinister.

Will they find him, or is he setting a trap? Will an old flame be rekindled, or is it too late? And what will happen if Grace’s ex-boyfriend finds her?

Fast-paced and engrossing, Northern Escape sends the reader down a winding trail of secrets, lies, and dire consequences.

Are you inspired? Brainstorm your book blurb!