Friday, February 10, 2023

A Campfire of a Book Description!

Three people and a pink convertible. Detail from the book cover of Most Famous Short Film of All Time. Author: Tucker Lieberman. Cover artist: Cel La Flaca.

I'm reading (and here I'm sharing) How to Write a Damn Good Fiction Book Description — IBR Book Marketing Series (Part 5) by Joe Walters

Psssst!! "Part 3: Promise the reader what they will gain by reading this book" says:

Screenshot with text: ...keyword or two, perhaps another bolded blurb, and a catchy last line. If I'm thinking of the office-person story, I’d definitely make sure I'd talk about how office-person will learn something about themself and their coworkers along the way. I'd make it clear that it’s an office fantasy, a book about work that's not about work, and written in the style of Winnie the Pooh. 'Oh, bother.'

You guys. You guys. I have! just! the thing!

Most Famous Short Film of All Time: Ghosts and goddesses beckon Lev Ockenshaw. Oh, bother. Fortunately, he's got a pill for that. In 2014, Lev is happily telling campfire stories in Boston with his longtime friend, Stanley, and his coworker, Aparna. One day, he receives an anonymous, threatening email referring to the company where he and Aparna work. He reports the threat to his boss, but is not believed. Most Famous Short Film of All Time is a non/fiction-hybrid philosophical novel, a metaphysical cage fight about belief, prejudice, perception, ethical action/inaction, undoing/redoing decisions, trying harder, being excellent to your friends, being a fictional character, being trans, the nature of time, and burning things that do not serve.

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