Romans 15:13 Dear Lord, Thank you that you are the God of hope. Thank you that I can trust in you and hope for something better because you are in control of everything around me. Help me to be filled with your joy as I focus on you to sustain me in the midst of trials. Let your power flow into me to make me strong in my faith and in my hope in you. Amen ローマ15:13 親愛なる主よ、 あなたが希望の神であることを感謝します。あなたは私の周りのすべてを支配しておられるので、私はあなたを信頼し、より良いものを望むことができることを感謝します。試練の中にある私を支えてくださるあなたに集中し、あなたの喜びで満たされるように助けてください。あなたの力が私の中に流れ込み、私の信仰とあなたへの希望を強くしてください。 アーメン
Captain’s Log, Stardate 05.25.2006
Marketing Information Form, part one:
I know several writers read this blog, so I’m sorry if you’re not a writer. Today and tomorrow’s posts are probably only interesting to pre-pubbed writers.
Not all publishing houses have this, but mine gave me a Marketing Information Form to fill out so that the Marketing and Artwork departments can figure out the catalog blurbs (or copy) and the cover art.
Here are a few major items from the sheet, which might be good for any writer to know about their novel:
POV: Which and how many. Mine is third person, with two viewpoints—heroine and hero. I’d like to do first person, but I also want my stories accessible to romance readers, who sometimes don’t care for first person. Chick-lit readers can read both first and third person, so I went with the common denominator.
Emotion: What emotion best describes the book? What genre? What is the primary thing you as the writer want your readers to know about the book?
I said my book was both chick-lit and romance, and the one thing I wanted readers to know before cracking the cover is that it’s fun, clean, entertaining romance.
I am not out to win a Pulitzer Prize. I am not out to make my readers cry. In fact, I think I’d be very sad if my readers cried. I want an engrossing, engaging beach read that has my readers staying up until 2 a.m. to finish, and sighing at the end.
Tomorrow: What cover styles I’d like for my book, or A Peek Into the Frightening Mind of Camy.
Marketing Information Form, part one:
I know several writers read this blog, so I’m sorry if you’re not a writer. Today and tomorrow’s posts are probably only interesting to pre-pubbed writers.
Not all publishing houses have this, but mine gave me a Marketing Information Form to fill out so that the Marketing and Artwork departments can figure out the catalog blurbs (or copy) and the cover art.
Here are a few major items from the sheet, which might be good for any writer to know about their novel:
POV: Which and how many. Mine is third person, with two viewpoints—heroine and hero. I’d like to do first person, but I also want my stories accessible to romance readers, who sometimes don’t care for first person. Chick-lit readers can read both first and third person, so I went with the common denominator.
Emotion: What emotion best describes the book? What genre? What is the primary thing you as the writer want your readers to know about the book?
I said my book was both chick-lit and romance, and the one thing I wanted readers to know before cracking the cover is that it’s fun, clean, entertaining romance.
I am not out to win a Pulitzer Prize. I am not out to make my readers cry. In fact, I think I’d be very sad if my readers cried. I want an engrossing, engaging beach read that has my readers staying up until 2 a.m. to finish, and sighing at the end.
Tomorrow: What cover styles I’d like for my book, or A Peek Into the Frightening Mind of Camy.