The thing most people dont consider is how much time they want to spend on making their book. Blurb is a bookmaking platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share, and sell highquality photo books, trade books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office. Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. Find in the flesh by valdesarthouse at blurb books. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author.
Having loved the first book in the new yorks finest series and having loved everything that lauren layne has written, i was eager to start steal me. Are you making a photo book, a trade book, an ebook, or a magazine. From cambridge english corpus paratextual traces the blurb, back cover, inside cover, notes and title are part of the marketing process. Inheritance heir to the blood throne book 1 kindle edition by tim marquitz, j. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should. After reading evos book with care and attention, i went to work. Its my hobbyist photography blog and i would love to have an albumkeepsake of it.
Writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide kindle edition by terra, evo, moriarty, jeff, conlin, karen. Follow kemuel valdess instagram account to see all 1406 of their photos and videos. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. This is a group for flickr members interested in or have already created their own photography book using. Showcasing an array of physique models from all over th. Here are some tips on what you can do to boost a books sales with its blurb.
As usual, lauren layne exceeded my expectations and made me fall in love with the characters and the romance. If you want instruction on how to write a professional biography from someone who actually cares. At some point in the publishing process of these legendary novels, a group of people sat around a table and decided what would appear on the back copy. Join facebook to connect with kemuel valdes and others you may know. He is a fulltime writer and parttime book blogger at 101 books, where he is currently blogging through time magazines top 100 englishspeaking novels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading inheritance heir to.
This article gives you simple steps to follow to write a book blurb, and gives examples of both fiction and nonfiction back cover blurbs. How to write an interesting bio blurb this is a satirical article. While you can sell the book through the blurb bookstore, lacking an isbn. Intheflesh photography collectors book by valdesarthouse. Find david volume 1 by valdesarthouse at blurb books. Tes global ltd is registered in england company no 02017289 with its registered office at 26 red lion square london wc1r 4hq. I use a canon eos 6d camera with 1740l f4 and 70200 f4l lenses.
One problem with blurb is that, unlike book print on demand services like lulu, there is no inhouse way to get an isbn number, thus you have to work harder to get one and place it in the book. However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. See more ideas about miami, crossfit body and swimming outfit. Blurb offers book making tools catering to diverse digital skills. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. The purrfect pet sitter by carol thomas is a heartwarming story about the importance of friendship, both old and new, and family. The blurb of your book is the second thing a potential reader will look at after the coverso take the time to get it right. Blurb book magazine cover books movie posters livros magazines livres book.
As regards filters i use lee system which includes a polariser 10 stop nd filter hard and. Bobby momenteller by kemuel valdes from eye candys fb page. Writing a short book blurb is not only fun, but great practice for writing promotional copy of any kind. Blurb book magazine cover books movie posters livros magazines livres book kemuel valdes valdesarthouse. Were a company and community that believes in the power of books. Kemuel valdes, photographer, hollywood, florida, us. Inheritance heir to the blood throne book 1 kindle.
These are the blurbs that were left on the conference room floor. Tipperary ireland and has more than a decade of experience in landscape photography. I have a wordpress blog that i would love to turn into a blurb book just for me. Jul 19, 20 the blurb of your book is the second thing a potential reader will look at after the coverso take the time to get it right. A blurb is the book description you find on the back of a book or online to describe a books contents. Official model mayhem page of fight for what you love. Youll also find some useful links to websites with further information. Nov, 2006 the official flickr community of blurb books. Blurb definition in the cambridge english dictionary. A blurb is the book description you find on the back of a book or online to describe a book s contents.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kemuel s. Fight for what you love, model, miami beach, florida, us. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. For our annual paragon man of the year issue, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to interview renowned photographer kemuel valdez, whose valdez art house has created some of the most iconic images of the male form in recent years. Thanks to dale ward and the rest of the tech guys at the seminary for maki. Aug 08, 2009 this website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide. View kemuel valdes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Brooks posted on march 19, 20 december 6, 2014 categories staff articles tags bios for authors, example of a bad biography, good bio, how to write a bio blurb, how to write a biography, how to write a good bio blurb, tips for authors, tools for authors, writing a biography 30 comments on lets talk about me. Adriana zehbrauskas for the new york times a faulkner for our time.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading inheritance heir to the blood throne book 1. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. I wanted to print a photo book with blurb for a long time, and finally ordered my first blurb photo book in june 2014. Kemuel valdes escaped cuba at and came to the united states for a better life. Showcasing an array of physique models from all over the world in competition shape. Once upon a time, a measured and intelligent blurb by a publishers copywriter was considered quite enough puff. Originally mocking excessive praise printed on book jackets, and probably derisively imitative. This website and its content is subject to our terms and conditions. Muse collection allen clippinger sculpted collection 2016 calendar rugby calendar barraca chic. Coffee table book by miami photographer kemuel valdes celebrates human form with elegance in mind.
Mar 18, 2012 how to write an interesting bio blurb. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Find this pin and more on bobby momenteller by andrea drapek. Your book blurb aka online description, like your dating profile, has to be engaging and alluring to attract passersby. Coffee table book by miami photographer kemuel valdes celebrates human form with. Is there anyone who can help me figure out how to export my blog to the booksmart software. Its the perennial question of whether the blurbs on book covers are still meaningful or have become just background noise. The book of lemuel 1 1 little known to the body of the church, during the summer of 1990, a hitchhiker traveling across the southwest desert made a marvelous discovery while searching for a place to bed down in a cave. This second volume of the muse collection brings more nature, more this second volume of.
Jul 05, 2011 blog to book eventually settles into the standard blurb bookmaking software routine, where you can move content, swap around images, play with facing pages, choose numerous layout and text combinations, etc. Most run several paragraphs, but some publishers want them shorter or in a special format so be sure to check with your publishers guidelines before you begin work. Miami photographer valdesarthouse presents fitness model jason suite. But it is the single most important piece of writing you will do on your book.
A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. So if im selling a mypublisher type book my clients can easily find out how much it costs me to produce it andor decide to produce it themselves. Blurb is an american selfpublishing platform that enables their users to create, selfpublish, promote, share, and sell their own print and ebooks. Im a fun, meaningful read who will make you feel understood and laugh out loud. Here are 5 reasons to convince you to pick up steal me. Writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. Blurb is a bookmaking platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share and sell highquality photo books, trade books, magazines, and ebooks in both print and digital formats.
These may be used for an interview, a book jacket, or even an event program in which you are a presenter. Photographer kemuel valdes follows fitness model david morin from warrior to survivor in this collection of. The blurb on the book is very misleading in this respect. I think this is because the measurement would vary so greatly, depending on the size of the book and where the two page spread happens to be in the book. Or is there anyone willing to undertake this project for. I purchased evo terras writing awesome book blurbs to improve my blurb for the version of my book, the hippies who meant it. Blind date with a book blurbs adult nonfiction feelings for which there are no names 152. Miami photographer valdesarthouse presents fitness model jason. Murrow and other leading radio personalities blurbed the book, published in 1950 by oxford university press, and siepmann thanked paul lazarsfeld and herta herzog in his acknowledgments further reading.
After many, many rewrites, revisions, and tweaks over a week or so, i think i have something that cooks. If youre looking for an unusual nonfiction book about emotions, im yours. Lisa blake didnt plan to end up living back in her childhood home in her childhood town but when her relationship and life in. Photographs of male model and author, marcus randall, taken on key biscayne and in coconut grove, near miami, florida. All of these companies, blurb, shutterfly, mypublisher, and even walmart, cvs, and walgreens will make a linen hard cover book, and they advertise them quite heavily. Not all of blurbs tools make every book type blurb has to offer, and this decision will help you choose the right tool to use. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. Writing awesome book blurbs a modern indie authors guide. Park, the international history of communication study page 268 edward r. Blurb does not provide a template or set of guidelines on how to set the image so it spans across two pages correctly. Chuck arand from concordia seminary for making time to talk about my book.
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