Flirty & Feisty Romance Blog...spice up your relationships: Publishing

Showing posts with label Publishing. Show all posts

Friday, 10 August 2018

#Authors ~ 13 Reasons #Readers Buy #Books #Writingtips

Welcome to Writing Tips

Dear Writers & Authors!!!

I came across some useful information from readers on Facebook.

These tips are definitely helpful to published authors like myself and aspiring authors.

I dare you to read my new release about Tiana & Jayden.

Several readers listed the following as the main reasons they consider before they buy a novel.

1. Book Description/Blurb/Synopsis.

2. Book Cover.

3. Reviews.

4. Recommendations from people they trust.

5. Free Books or books on sale.

6. Download a sample.

7. Book title.

8. Just by chance.

9. Stick to favourite authors.

10. When a reader says the writing of an author is similar to XYZ author I have read before.

11. If the novel or book is in a genre I like.

12. Based on the tropes, for example: second chance romance, friends-to-lovers & enemies-to-lovers

13. Bookbub.

These are the thirteen reasons some readers consider before they click to buy books.

If you have additional considerations, please share with us.

******

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: IRRESISTIBLE Passion: A BWWM Sweet & Steamy Romance

Author: Stella Eromonsere-Ajanaku

Release Date: 19th July 2018

Genre: Romance/Interracial/BWWM

Pages: 252 (eBook) & 288 (Paperback)

Word Count: Over 70K

Price: $1.99

click to buy, read and post a review

Amazon US|Amazon UK

Smashwords|Okada Books

Kobo|B & N

Paperback Amazon.com

Paperback Amazon.uk

When you read IRRESISTIBLE Passion, I hope you will fall in love with the sexy and rough-around-the edges single dad, Jayden, his adorable son, Lyron and the compassionate, but stubborn female doctor, Tiana.

I love chatting about my books. So if you have read IRRESISTIBLE Passion or any Flirty & Feisty Romance Novel, please chat with me on Facebook Messenger or via email.

Don't forget to Add IRRESISTIBLE Passion on Goodreads.

Photos are courtesy of bing.com

******

If you have read any of my books, please leave a review. because I love reading your comments.

Add Flirty & Feisty Romance Novels on Goodreads

Click to Buy from

Amazon US Author Page|

Amazon UK Author Page| Okada Books|

******

Thank you for visiting. Please leave comments, so I know you dropped by and you loved our quotes.

You are deeply appreciated.

I wish you a romantic week.

Love

Stella

******

Flirty & Feisty Romance

Our promise...is to deliver an intensely emotional experience you'll never forget.

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

7 Tips on How to Write Blurbs #Writingtips #Publishing #ASMSG

Welcome to Writing Tips

Forbidden Dance ~ A Steamy Novella is available on Amazon

Today, I have crawled out of my writing cave to share my experience of writing blurbs with upcoming writers.

I'm not an expert but I have picked up a few tips from other authors and I have seen my book sales drop or increase with the different versions of blurb I write.

For sure, sharp and punchy blurbs along with catchy book covers catch readers’ attention.

In a nutshell, here are 7 tips to keep in mind when writing blurbs:

1. It is important to add personality to the character’s names in a blurb to make them 'real' to the reader (such as the jobs they do, the skills they have, or the hobbies they enjoy. Whether they are beautiful or handsome, name any remarkable feature such as dreamy blue eyes, curvy etc.)

2. Avoid writing long blurbs.

Most readers don’t have the patience and time to read lengthy blurbs with millions of books to look through.

Author Chicki Brown once told me it is good practice to keep the length to not more than 200 words. I agree with her. And as a reader, I find that I lose interest in reading blurbs when they are too long.

3. Break up the blurb into paragraphs to make it easier to read.

4. Don’t give away the entire plot in a blurb.

Kiss My Lips is available on Amazon

Readers think they have read the whole book, so there is no need to buy.

With the 14 romance novels I have published, I have had to revise blurbs a few times and it often translates to additional sales.

5. The surprise element.

Leave readers guessing with insinuations. Add what they need to know (to capture their interest) and then drop hints. Don't give readers reasons not to buy.

6. Sentence length variation is a great idea.

7. Character names are vital.

Keep it in mind. Just my two cents opinion. I buy books with names I can clearly see in my mind as a female name or male name. I don’t know if other readers do the same.