1984 the book blurb requests

Make sure you supply me with a general synopsis as well. Sep 06, 20 read the books you know or want your book to be compared to. What todays teens have to say about george orwells 1984. Ive tweaked the blurb to include the full title of the book fuck.

Orwell loads the apartments and workplaces of the novel with foul smells. Eileen gittins builds blurb to make book publishing easy. The stylistically dense and exhilarating novel is generally regarded as a masterpiece and is constructed as a parallel to homers odyssey. You also use our badges to embed a link on our website. Thematically, nineteen eightyfour centres on the consequences of government overreach, totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of all persons and. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. Among them, george orwell wrote a novel that depicted the future that is relevant for all centuries and all political powers. I reintroduce myself, and am upfront about what the fact that im asking a favor. Weeks later, winston is approached by obrien, who invites winston over to his flat, which is. I have seen nonfiction blurbs that are more about the author than the content of the book and i have seen fiction blurbs that are a synopsis of the story and even tell the reader the ending. Blurb is a bookmaking platform and creative community that enables individuals to create, publish, share, and sell highquality photo books, trade books. The intention is the same as a book blurb to pique the potential bossclients attention.

A novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by english novelist george orwell. Once your title and cover have drawn the reader in, the blurb is what is going to make the difference between a missed opportunity and a sale. Many authors write the book blurb as an afterthought. A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. The finished book file can be outputted as both an ebook and print book. Kester grant is a britishmauritian writer of color. Think of the book blurb not as an annoying step between you and selfpublishing, but instead as an opportunity. There are just a few final steps in this book building process that youll want to take. Permissions permission is necessary if you are writing a book or developing a product that uses material or excerpts from a zondervan publication. This specificity is important, because you wont just be writing a fan letter when you ask for a blurb. Nov, 2006 the official flickr community of blurb books. Blurb are a wellrenowned printondemand company, and they offer numerous book printing options, with a variety of paper types, book bindings and other options. Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on blurbs.

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. How to rate a book my book rating system writoscope. Buy 1984 nineteen eightyfour open market ed by george orwell, ronald carter isbn. This is because writers dont really understand what a blurb is meant to do.

An easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. The party controls everything in oceania, even the peoples history and language. Its safe to say that a wellwritten blurb is absolutely essential to your poetry book s overall success and reputation. You may also wish to change your book s privacy settings to make it visible in our public bookstore.

Blurb blurb is a creative platform and community that enables and encourages people to make books of the things they love. The blurb total characters is still within satisfactory guidelines. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. How to get awesome book cover blurbs posted on february 26, 2020 by sandra beckwith 21 comments affiliate disclosure. Archive for the tag nineteen eightyfour 1984 by george orwell. Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was george orwells chilling prophecy about the future.

When i was looking to get blurbs for my first book, i had asked, lets say, twenty people, ten agreed, and out of those ten, only about five of them were able to actually deliver the blurbs in a timely mannerthat could be though because we were on a time crunch and i didnt start soon enough. Write down what, specifically, you loved about the book, what spoke to you, and, if you know your own project well, how your book and theirs intersect. Jan 28, 2015 the finished book file can be outputted as both an ebook and print book. All you have to do is provide me with some information and i will write one undeniably catchy blurb. However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. See also carolyn roybornsteins when the blurb is on the other foot. Theyve not arrived yet, but ive received at least three requests since. She was born in london, grew up between the uk, democratic republic of congo, and the tropical island paradise of mauritius. First of all, congratulations on the publication of your book. Sep 27, 2015 whatever the old adage might warn, there is a bit of merit to judging a book by its cover if only in one respect. Everywhere winston goes, even his own home, the party watches him through telescreens. How to write an effective blurb for a selfpublished book. For example, the books opening is clear and straightforward, but also evokes a sense of discomfort and misery.

George orwell was already an established literary star when his masterwork nineteen eightyfour was published on this day in 1949, but that. Blurb you cant get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me c. Daphne uvillers to ask for a blurb is to feel like a turd. Sarah pinneo is a novelist, food writer and book publicity specialist. How to get awesome book cover blurbs build book buzz. Blurb provide multiple options for creating books, allowing you to use either their booksmart software, webbased bookify, a plugin for adobe indesign, or you can do your own thing. Winston smith is a lowranking member of the ruling party in london, in the nation of oceania. His american publishers even approached fbi director j edgar hoover for a blurb.

Their technical staff is obtuse and they use a biased color profile. Consider the blurb, one of the most pervasive, longestrunning and, at. This is a pretty flawless book and was an awesome read. You have one shot at introducing your story to your reader make it count. Due to the variety of requests i get off and on, my agent helped me develop a blurb policy that we feel will benefit both you and me. In george orwells 1984, winston smith is an open source developer who writes his code offline because his isp has installed packet sniffers that are regulated by the government under the patriot act. Eileen gittins builds blurb to make book publishing easy and. Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on. A copy of a zondervan book page with excerpt underlined. What is george orwells 1984 about, when was the novel. Youve snagged a prospective date by your alluring cover, so now youve got to show theres more than just surface appeal. I thought id resolved the issue and my book was reprinted however soon receiving it they had sent our yet another version that wasnt correct.

Winston smith toes the party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the ministry of. This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click on them and make a purchase, i will receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. This is a group for flickr members interested in or have already created their own photography book using. This book made a major impact on my point of view about something. 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. As a wanton nomad she and her husband are unsure which country they currently reside in but they can generally be found surrounded by their fiendish pack of cats and dogs. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. For distribution, blurb provides an ecommerce platform that enables customers to distribute directly to. 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.

See more ideas about blurb book, family yearbook and project life. Jul 19, 20 writing a book blurb is a little like online dating, i suppose. How to score a blurb for your new book alice osborn. Whatever the old adage might warn, there is a bit of merit to judging a book by its cover if only in one respect. Mar 30, 2000 buy 1984 nineteen eightyfour open market ed by george orwell, ronald carter isbn. All the action takes place in and around dublin on a single day june 16, 1904. Blurb definition in the cambridge english dictionary. It fundamentally changed my point of view about something in a huge way. Company overview blurb is a company and a community that believes passionately in the power of books. For distribution, blurb provides an ecommerce platform that enables customers to distribute directly to their contacts, as. Word taboo and protecting our first amendment liberties, per this suggestion by wnt. Your book blurb aka online description, like your dating profile.

By day, clumsy panda po works faithfully in his familys noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. There are elements of the novelsuch as its portrait of the surveillance state, or its portrayal of newspeakthat seem never to fade from. I have been a long time user but they are unable to print photo books true to the original images. Send an email or facebook message to your prospective blurber with the subject line, blurb request for my new book or something similar. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. Nov 19, 2015 early blurbs can be key, but you need to remember that its a numbers game. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. Many writers find writing book blurbs really difficult. Poor customer service and a complete waste of money. Blurb is a basic service useable for basic book printing. I wanted to print a photo book with blurb for a long time, and finally ordered my first blurb photo book in june 2014. Ulysses, novel by irish writer james joyce, first published in book form in 1922. If you are writing a book or developing a product and would like to request permission to use an excerpt from a zondervan publication, please fill out our online permissions request form found on this page.

Absolutely disgusted in blurb, problem after problem, no phone number to call and waiting days on end for a reply from customer service. If you do this, what it will do is it will create a pdf document which you couldthen print on your own desktop printer. Comrade 6079, winston smith tom conroy, has a thought, starts a. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A novel, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel by english. In the short email tell them how you know them, their connection to your work and why you think they are the right person for the job. And thank you for thinking of me as someone who might be right to blurb your book. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. For a large landscape format book with 240 pages with 880 images supplemented by over 73000 words, i used the blurb plugin for adobe indesign, which has much more capability in managing text. Please use the harpercollins christian permission request form. Oct 04, 20 an easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. The tone of 1984 is dark, pessimistic, and gloomy, suggesting the book is meant as. Heres the general outline of how i craft a blurb request. George orwells 1984, which shot to the top of amazons bestseller list.

This is probably a prohibitively expensive option unless you are already a licensed adobe user, but its worth recording that the indesign plugin. George orwells dystopian novel 1984 has had doublegood sales after one of trumps advisers used the phrase alternative facts in an interview. Most of the plot takes place in london, the chief city of airstrip one, the oceanic province that had once been called england or britain. How to ask for a book blurb bittersweet book launch. Its characters lack depth, its rhetoric is sometimes didactic, its plot well, half of it anyway was lifted from zumyatins we, and the. Oct 08, 2012 for further reading about blurb requests, see.