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She is author of smart spending, a consumer education book for young adults. However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. The blurb video of something fishy was released on sep 28, 20. Random acts of silence is an episode of happy tree friends, the nineteenth of internet season 3, and the seventythird overall. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. 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. Judging by her fb group posts, the book is still happening. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. Mar 18, 2012 how to write an interesting bio blurb this is a satirical article.
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All the content featured on this site belongs to me aside from images of book covers and permission for use any of my photos or writing is required. Imagining the parties, being reunited with older friends, and of course becoming pretty is as exciting as ever. You can very easily pair somethings fishy with rainbow fish, lois ehlerts rain fish, or any number of fish or sea liferelated stories. Its so tempting to think if everyone is doing x and i. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. How to write a great nonfiction book blurb from polly letofsky of my word publishing. Something fishyblurb happy tree friends wiki fandom. Deep space 69 season 3 unrated by deep space 69 33,729 views. Something about a book 3251 17th st, unit 90, sarasota, florida 34235 rated 4. This means all the focus needs to be on the reader their needs and expectations. Random acts of silence happy tree friends wiki fandom. When flippy is the librarian, it might save your life. But fear not, because theres a secret science to writing the perfect book blurb. Bookwright allows you to create an ebook and a print book, all from one file.
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So if i know nothing of a book, i want a blurb to give me a quick summary of what im in for. The blurb on the book is very misleading in this respect. This is a group for flickr members interested in or have already created their own photography book using. Put simply, being concise is hard, and being concise about something you know insideandout can seem downright impossible.
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