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    Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #2
    Better Blurb Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #1
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    Atwater's Tools for Authors Series

    By Olivia Atwater

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    About this series

    Write better prose. Get better readers.

    Readers enjoy a book more when they understand what's going on—but a lot of common writing advice can make your prose more confusing for readers! Genre authors: Stop listening to writing advice from your peers in literary fiction, and start asking questions about how to make your writing more accessible to the general market.

     

    In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers process writing on a narrative level, on a paragraph level, and on a sentence level. You'll also learn how to:

    • use the classic parlour scene to clarify more than just murder
    • help your busiest and most distracted readers keep up with your dialogue
    • cheat your way through gameshows using syntactic ambiguity
    • use the semi-colon as it was actually meant to be used
    • un-decapitate your headless clauses
    • "show, then tell"

    This guide comes with several well-explained rules which you can immediately apply to your work, complete with before-and-after examples.

     

    Learn Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors, and help your readers follow the story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStarwatch Press
    Release dateOct 28, 2021
    Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #2
    Better Blurb Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #1

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      Better Blurb Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #1
      Better Blurb Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #1

      Better Blurb Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #1

      Olivia Atwater
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      Write better blurbs. Get better readers. A step-by-step guide to blurb writing by author Olivia Atwater. Writing book descriptions for genre fiction (or blurbs, as some authors call them) requires a completely different skill set from writing full-length novels. For many authors, blurbs are a last distasteful obstacle they must overcome before they're allowed to sell their book—but it doesn't have to be that way! Writing blurbs is far easier with a step-by-step guide and a bit of helpful advice.   In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers select their next novel, and how to aim your blurb at the right readers. You'll also learn how to: master the art of blurbs as movie trailers compile a one-click list write a tempting hook end your blurb on an invisible question "tell, don't show" use reader feedback in your blurbs This guide comes complete with several examples of real blurbs, both before and after editing, with clear explanations of every change.   Learn Better Blurb Writing for Authors, and take the stress out of blurb writing.

      Write better blurbs. Get better readers. A step-by-step guide to blurb writing by author Olivia Atwater. Writing book descriptions for genre fiction (or blurbs, as some authors call them) requires a completely different skill set from writing full-length novels. For many authors, blurbs are a last distasteful obstacle they must overcome before they're allowed to sell their book—but it doesn't have to be that way! Writing blurbs is far easier with a step-by-step guide and a bit of helpful advice.   In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers select their next novel, and how to aim your blurb at the right readers. You'll also learn how to: master the art of blurbs as movie trailers compile a one-click list write a tempting hook end your blurb on an invisible question "tell, don't show" use reader feedback in your blurbs This guide comes complete with several examples of real blurbs, both before and after editing, with clear explanations of every change.   Learn Better Blurb Writing for Authors, and take the stress out of blurb writing.

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      Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #2
      Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #2

      Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors: Atwater's Tools for Authors, #2

      Olivia Atwater
      4/5 - 1 rating
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      Write better prose. Get better readers. Readers enjoy a book more when they understand what's going on—but a lot of common writing advice can make your prose more confusing for readers! Genre authors: Stop listening to writing advice from your peers in literary fiction, and start asking questions about how to make your writing more accessible to the general market.   In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers process writing on a narrative level, on a paragraph level, and on a sentence level. You'll also learn how to: use the classic parlour scene to clarify more than just murder help your busiest and most distracted readers keep up with your dialogue cheat your way through gameshows using syntactic ambiguity use the semi-colon as it was actually meant to be used un-decapitate your headless clauses "show, then tell" This guide comes with several well-explained rules which you can immediately apply to your work, complete with before-and-after examples.   Learn Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors, and help your readers follow the story.

      Write better prose. Get better readers. Readers enjoy a book more when they understand what's going on—but a lot of common writing advice can make your prose more confusing for readers! Genre authors: Stop listening to writing advice from your peers in literary fiction, and start asking questions about how to make your writing more accessible to the general market.   In this short, accessible book, you will learn how readers process writing on a narrative level, on a paragraph level, and on a sentence level. You'll also learn how to: use the classic parlour scene to clarify more than just murder help your busiest and most distracted readers keep up with your dialogue cheat your way through gameshows using syntactic ambiguity use the semi-colon as it was actually meant to be used un-decapitate your headless clauses "show, then tell" This guide comes with several well-explained rules which you can immediately apply to your work, complete with before-and-after examples.   Learn Reader-Friendly Writing for Authors, and help your readers follow the story.

    Author

    Olivia Atwater

    Olivia Atwater writes whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her fantastic, prose-inspiring husband and her two cats. When she told her second-grade history teacher that she wanted to work with history someday, she is fairly certain this isn't what either party had in mind. She has been, at various times, a historical re-enactor, a professional witch at a metaphysical supply store, a web developer, and a vending machine repairperson.

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