I'm smiling big:) I love the idea of this book. I think I'll read the pages you posted. If it's anything like your blurb (which, pardon me, could use a teeney-weeney bit of tweaking to make it much better)...if it's anything like what is promised in the blurb...you have a winner.
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Thank you, I really appreciate your comment. If you don't mind, because i want to improve my writing could you help me tweek my blurb to make it better, if you want i don't mind if you busy it's ok.
Sure thing...I'll send my SUGGESTED revisions in a PM, if that's okay. You can look the entire thing over, and then (if you want) insert the revision in "Edit Book Info" at the bookpage.
Other than that, I might suggest that you re-read every word, sentence, and paragraph, with... mehr anzeigen
Sure thing...I'll send my SUGGESTED revisions in a PM, if that's okay. You can look the entire thing over, and then (if you want) insert the revision in "Edit Book Info" at the bookpage.
Other than that, I might suggest that you re-read every word, sentence, and paragraph, with an eye to catching errors, ie., you end dialogue exchanges several times kind of like this; "...blah, blah, blah." she said.
Notice where that period is at the end of the dialogue.
We never punctuate inside that ending quote with a period...UNLESS the "she" following it (or he, or whatever) is the beginning of a new sentence, ie., "blah, blah, blah." She said this with an air of arrogance... See the difference? You can always end that dialogue with a question mark or exclamation mark, of course, but always INSIDE the ending quotes. Never a period, and never outside those ending quotes, unless, as I said, you intend to begin a new sentence, and not tag the dialogue. Always, the punctuation goes inside, however.
That seems like a small, nit-picky thing, but to someone who reads seriously, it's vital to see that the author took the time to get punctuation correct. Most readers will close your book if they spot more than one or two very easily correctable errors like that.
You need--we all need--an editor, but first, we self-edit mercilessly...and then revise before putting the work "out there."
Good writing to you, M-R:) I'll get back to you after work today.
One last thing: The blurb is the second thing a reader sees, after the book title and cover, so it's extremely important that you get it as good as it can be:) It's your first hook. Go to Amazonbooks, and pull up a few of the top 20 or so best sellers. See how these authors (or... mehr anzeigen
One last thing: The blurb is the second thing a reader sees, after the book title and cover, so it's extremely important that you get it as good as it can be:) It's your first hook. Go to Amazonbooks, and pull up a few of the top 20 or so best sellers. See how these authors (or their publicists) did blurbs.
Okay, Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it.