tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8645857899535964560..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Long & Short of Back Matter: A Primer For WritersLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44981815718786262252020-05-14T21:01:35.563-04:002020-05-14T21:01:35.563-04:00What I don't know about this business humbles ...What I don't know about this business humbles me. I am grateful for the education.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74481260023485985382020-05-14T13:27:24.107-04:002020-05-14T13:27:24.107-04:00Great advice. Great advice. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44155228686653116472020-05-14T13:19:53.054-04:002020-05-14T13:19:53.054-04:00Like this post a lot. Hits home. As Barb said, &qu...Like this post a lot. Hits home. As Barb said, "Good advice."O'Neil De Nouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142721824657611738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41375945824389397112020-05-14T11:06:10.233-04:002020-05-14T11:06:10.233-04:00This, particularly, is good advice: No one really ...This, particularly, is good advice: No one really cares what your novel is about because all novels are about the same thing. Seduce readers into caring about your unique spin on the same old thing. That allure, that siren song, is driven by what you care about more than what you write about.<br /><br />Thanks for tackling this topic.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49967597431361711472020-05-14T10:19:00.272-04:002020-05-14T10:19:00.272-04:00Brian, this is valuable information to have when y...Brian, this is valuable information to have when your book is almost ready to go out into the world to stand on its own.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-44996832396949027622020-05-14T09:44:10.789-04:002020-05-14T09:44:10.789-04:00Good advice that makes me nostalgic for the days w...Good advice that makes me nostalgic for the days when writers wrote books and publishers wrote jacket copy.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-41102137320267065322020-05-14T08:44:22.219-04:002020-05-14T08:44:22.219-04:00Great post.
I hate writing Back Matter, even more...Great post.<br /><br />I hate writing Back Matter, even more than a synopsis. I usually start with an elevator pitch to see what's important, then throw that away and start again with those basic elements in mind.<br /><br />Fortunately, my cover designer and my webmistress and my wife (who used to write ad copy for radio) are all excellent writers, too, so we can bounce ideas around. And my cover designer will tell me exactly how much room I have on his design. Sometimes, I'll send him something and he'll suggest one or two changes to make it fit, and they also make it stronger. <br /><br />Thanks for the concrete suggestions, too. Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.com