Self Publishing Summer Series
Welcome to the June 13th Sunday Topic Chat
June and July were designated Book Cover Months in the Chatroom. It feels like we just finished coveriing book cover month. So, I am switching it up. Moderator’s Privelege.
I commit a lot of Facebook-ary brousing different Writers’ Groups and there are scams, pitfalls and all manner of potential trouble an otherwise talented writer can fall into.
The 13 Most Common Self-Publishing Mistakes to Avoid
Part Two Number Two
2. Not optimizing your book description
Jane Friedman says..
” The best way to train yourself to write a good book description is to read as many of them in your book’s genre as you can; you’ll soon notice a common structure to the writing and what kind of plot points are highlighted.”
For more advice on writing book descriptions:
How to Improve Your Amazon Book Description and Metadata
Penny Sansevieri one of our Celebrity Sunday Guests
Designate All 7 Keywords
Use Keywords in Your Amazon Book Description
Pay Attention to Amazon Themes
Add Reviews to Your Description
Enhance Your Amazon Headline
How Writers Can Optimize Their Book’s Description on Amazon
What Your Amazon Book Description Needs to Accomplish
- It needs to quickly summarize or hint at what your story or topic is about in a way that tantalizes.
- It needs to define the genre and subgenre (even though it’s assumed the shopper has already picked the genre as part of her search, that’s not always the case).
- It needs to sound and look similar to the bestselling books in your genre.
- It needs to integrate the main keyword phrases you’ve chosen that you believe potential readers will type into the Kindle search bar.
- It needs to be riveting and hook your customers, just as your book’s opening page should hook them.
Keep checking back with our Newsletter or Blog Posts to discover more from our Summer Self Publishing Series.