Blurb Boost
As an author, I know more than anyone how crucial that blurb to your book is. Aside from the cover, it's your first chance to make a good impression on a potential reader. But writing an effective blurb to hook readers can sometimes be harder than writing the book. Having to nail down what's important to share along with grabbing one's interest can be a challenge.
Lucky for me, I love the challenge. I enjoy writing blurbs when most authors don't, so I thought why not come in and help authors with their own blurbs. I have years of experience creating blurbs that sell books, having sold over 3,000+ copies. Whether you need a blurb written from scratch or would like a revision pass on what you have, I can help make sure your synopsis is as engaging as your book.
Blurbs I've Worked On
Included here are blurbs I've written, edited/revised, or consulted on for other authors. Links to add their books on Goodreads and to purchase will be included and constantly updated as they become available.
Hopeless Devotion (The Passions Series Book #3) by Nomi Palmer
An angel’s fall was only half of the story…
After witnessing a green meteor plummet into Toccova Mountain during a snowstorm, The Devereaux sisters become irrevocably entangled in Tourmaline's secret paranormal underworld. The phosphorescent crash acts as a catalyst, setting off both new and familiar chains of events.
A demon imprisoned for centuries is set loose. An otherworldly being, found without his memories, remembers only that he must hide—but not from whom. The loss of a close friend reveals there is more beyond the veil. All the while, an unseen force is waiting to emerge from the shadows.
Return to the beginning with the Devereaux sisters, where passions are immortal but devotion can be hopeless.
Lola Scott and The Curse of Ra by D.J. Birch
For nearly ten thousand years, the Marked Covenant, an underground time traveling society, sought a champion prophesied to restore balance to mankind. Lola Scott was chosen as their savior. Little did anyone know they chose wrong.
It’s 332 BC and the animosity between Lola Scott and her employer has reached a boiling point. As the covenant’s Scorpion, Lola has become a liability. Looking to restore her standing on the team, Lola accepts a mission to steal the mythical Book of Ra from Alexander the Great’s possession. As if the odds weren’t already stacked against her, her boss assigns his nephew, Charley, to join her. Another cause for concern is the reemergence of an old flame in the emperor’s inner circle, who shares Lola’s objective. To complete her mission, Lola must outmaneuver both friend and foe in a game where one wrong move could see her lose everything.
In the year 800 AD, Mallaidh is the neglected princess of an Irish clan king. With her spinster status, Mallaidh has accepted being the forgotten daughter of the all-powerful monarch. What she doesn’t realize is she hasn’t gone unnoticed by a warrior who has his own plans for her. After coercing her into a deal she can’t get out of, the warrior prompts Mallaidh to take notice of a life she never knew she could have. As the time passes, their hostile partnership soon gives way for more. But when threats from the Northmen against her homeland mount, Mallaidh is left to choose between her duty to her people or the escape from her predestined fate.
Now, as her past and present identities converge, Lola must confront the truth of who she really is. With her two fates linked together and intertwined with history’s most powerful emperor, she’ll discover what it takes to claim a destiny.
Dearly Unbeloved (Spicy in Seattle Book #3)
She needs a wife to secure a promotion. Her roommate needs a wife to claim her inheritance. A marriage of convenience is the perfect solution—if only they didn’t hate each other.
Rose Cannon might not be thriving, but she’s doing her best. Her relationship with her family is rocky, she’s not great with people, and sometimes she can’t make herself get out of bed. Work is the one place she’s perfect—until she lies to her boss and pretends to be engaged to the messy roommate she loathes.
Sierra Hayashi has bigger problems than her stuck up roommate. The deadline for the inheritance she’s counting on is fast approaching, and she still hasn’t done the one thing she needs to do to claim it: get married. Easier said than done, considering she ends every relationship after three months.
When a drunk night in Vegas presents Rose and Sierra with an answer to their problems, they face a new challenge: can they survive staying married when they despise each other? Or will pretending to be in love unravel everything they think they hate about each other?
Service
If you choose this service looking for me to write a blurb from scratch, you will give me a brief summary of your book's plot and main characters, your genre, reader demographic, elements you feel are most important to highlight in the blurb, such as themes, backstory details, character attributes, POV, etc. In return, you will receive 3 unique versions of the blurb for you to review for approval. If you're left unsatisfied, another a finalized version can be completed based on your feedback.
If you're looking to receive feedback on your already written blurb or you want your blurb to be revised, you'll send me the blurb itself. Along with your goals for the blurb, as well as any other info that could help my review or revision.
In a feedback review, I'll analyze your existing blurb and provide a 500 word page paper focusing on the blurb's effectiveness in the following areas: it's hook, clarity, appropriateness for the target audience, genre expectations. You'll also receive specific suggestions for areas of improvement, with examples on how it could be strengthened and an overall impression of how well the blurb achieves its goal of enticing readers to learn more or purchase the book.
In a revision, I'll fully rework your blurb based on your feedback/goals for it. With this service, you can expect an entirely new blurb, rewritten from the ground up. It will incorporate the original core elements but with a fresh approach. The revision process includes crafting a more compelling hook and structure, ensuring an tone reflective of your book, and multiple rounds of revisions until you're completely satisfied.
Duration
How long this service takes depends on how much information you provide me with your book. The more information I have about the plot and the goals you want to achieve with the blurb, the quicker I can craft one for you. To give a rough idea, the process can take from anywhere from two days to five days to be completed.
Pricing
Writing a new blurb from scratch - $7.50
Revising/improving an existing blurb - $6.25
Reviewing & providing feedback on a blurb - $5