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  1. #PennedPossibilities 1017 — Reveal a source of misery for your MC.

    Sorry, reads like a #blurb

    Bolt was thoroughly and expertly blackmailed. Boss Mead possesses material evidence and photo documentation that could quickly solve a frustrating cold case the constabulary thinks of as particularly audacious, a crime against one of their own.

    Framed.

    Her life is no longer her own. Hasn't been for a dozen years. She does what she's told, but hasn't been told to kill. Yet. She's a day angel, and a Reluctant Courier (for the Mob).

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  2. #PennedPossibilities 1017 — Reveal a source of misery for your MC.

    Sorry, reads like a #blurb

    Bolt was thoroughly and expertly blackmailed. Boss Mead possesses material evidence and photo documentation that could quickly solve a frustrating cold case the constabulary thinks of as particularly audacious, a crime against one of their own.

    Framed.

    Her life is no longer her own. Hasn't been for a dozen years. She does what she's told, but hasn't been told to kill. Yet. She's a day angel, and a Reluctant Courier (for the Mob).

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  3. #PennedPossibilities 1017 — Reveal a source of misery for your MC.

    Sorry, reads like a #blurb

    Bolt was thoroughly and expertly blackmailed. Boss Mead possesses material evidence and photo documentation that could quickly solve a frustrating cold case the constabulary thinks of as particularly audacious, a crime against one of their own.

    Framed.

    Her life is no longer her own. Hasn't been for a dozen years. She does what she's told, but hasn't been told to kill. Yet. She's a day angel, and a Reluctant Courier (for the Mob).

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  4. #PennedPossibilities 1017 — Reveal a source of misery for your MC.

    Sorry, reads like a #blurb

    Bolt was thoroughly and expertly blackmailed. Boss Mead possesses material evidence and photo documentation that could quickly solve a frustrating cold case the constabulary thinks of as particularly audacious, a crime against one of their own.

    Framed.

    Her life is no longer her own. Hasn't been for a dozen years. She does what she's told, but hasn't been told to kill. Yet. She's a day angel, and a Reluctant Courier (for the Mob).

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  5. #PennedPossibilities 1017 — Reveal a source of misery for your MC.

    Sorry, reads like a #blurb

    Bolt was thoroughly and expertly blackmailed. Boss Mead possesses material evidence and photo documentation that could quickly solve a frustrating cold case the constabulary thinks of as particularly audacious, a crime against one of their own.

    Framed.

    Her life is no longer her own. Hasn't been for a dozen years. She does what she's told, but hasn't been told to kill. Yet. She's a day angel, and a Reluctant Courier (for the Mob).

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory

  6. Anyone have experiences with #SelfPublishing and #PrintOnDemand they are willing to share?
    I'm trying to make a print of a book available at-cost, and looking at different providers. It feels like #Amazon / #KDP is most accessible, but it does have A Vibe. Looking at #Blurb and #Lulu, but welcome #advice.
    🙏 🙇 😫
    #AskFedi

  7. #PennedPossibilities 905 — Is your MC responsible for anyone other than themselves? How do they feel about this?

    Bolt, a day angel with wings, is responsible for nobody except herself, and considering her dangerous life—she flies messages for a mob boss—she would say that's a good thing. However, after the appearance of a rogue interstellar gateway changes her boss' objectives and negates her attempts at living invisibly, she makes friends. Her dozen years of isolation make her crave the novelty beyond her scant good sense such that she finds herself (or rather makes herself) responsible for keeping safe new friends that she's failed to push away, mostly men who value her joyful athleticism as well as her innate integrity. Though she considers it a real bother, she continues putting herself out and accumulating bruises—until she meets an unusual daemonic friend who will value her enough to risk her own freedom to save her.

    Okay, it sounds like a jacket blurb for Reluctant Courier (for the Mob)…

    [Author retains copyright (c)2026 R.S.]

    #BoostingIsSharing

    #gender #fiction #writer #author
    #cozy #mystery #sf #sff #sciencefiction
    #writing #writingcommunity #writersOfMastodon #writers
    #RSdiscussion
    #RSstory #RSReluctanceStory #blurb

  8. "It's about a dancing pet squirrel, whose owner becomes homeless, so he sets the squirrel free in a park. The squirrel starts regularly stealing money from a wealthy tightwad and giving it to a poor but generous family, changing their lives. Then the squirrel burns down the wealthy man's house...

    Look, it's complicated."

    #movie #film #summary #synopsis #MovieSynopsis #blurb #MovieSummary #description #WeirdButTrue

  9. "It's about a dancing pet squirrel, whose owner becomes homeless, so he sets the squirrel free in a park. The squirrel starts regularly stealing money from a wealthy tightwad and giving it to a poor but generous family, changing their lives. Then the squirrel burns down the wealthy man's house...

    Look, it's complicated."

    #movie #film #summary #synopsis #MovieSynopsis #blurb #MovieSummary #description #WeirdButTrue

  10. "It's about a dancing pet squirrel, whose owner becomes homeless, so he sets the squirrel free in a park. The squirrel starts regularly stealing money from a wealthy tightwad and giving it to a poor but generous family, changing their lives. Then the squirrel burns down the wealthy man's house...

    Look, it's complicated."

    #movie #film #summary #synopsis #MovieSynopsis #blurb #MovieSummary #description #WeirdButTrue

  11. "It's about a dancing pet squirrel, whose owner becomes homeless, so he sets the squirrel free in a park. The squirrel starts regularly stealing money from a wealthy tightwad and giving it to a poor but generous family, changing their lives. Then the squirrel burns down the wealthy man's house...

    Look, it's complicated."

    #movie #film #summary #synopsis #MovieSynopsis #blurb #MovieSummary #description #WeirdButTrue

  12. "It's about a dancing pet squirrel, whose owner becomes homeless, so he sets the squirrel free in a park. The squirrel starts regularly stealing money from a wealthy tightwad and giving it to a poor but generous family, changing their lives. Then the squirrel burns down the wealthy man's house...

    Look, it's complicated."

    #movie #film #summary #synopsis #MovieSynopsis #blurb #MovieSummary #description #WeirdButTrue

  13. Blurb: Helping Authors and Creators Share Their Stories for 20 Years

    In its 20th year and with over 2 million books published, Blurb continues to provide the tools for authors, illustrators, photographers, and storytellers to share their work with readers around the world.
    publishingperspectives.com/202

    #Blurb #BookWright #IllustratedBooks #IndependentPublishing #SelfPublishing

  14. Successful Queries: Kara Sargent, Stacey Glick, and “Press 1 for 1nvasion,” by J. A. Dauber

    Find a successful query to editor Kara Sargent from agent Stacey Glick for J. A. Dauber's debut MG novel, Press 1 for 1nvasion.
    writersdigest.com/successful-q

    #GetPublished #WriteMyQuery #Blurb #BookBlurb #MiddleGradeQueries
    @indieauthors

  15. Successful Queries: Kara Sargent, Stacey Glick, and “Press 1 for 1nvasion,” by J. A. Dauber

    Find a successful query to editor Kara Sargent from agent Stacey Glick for J. A. Dauber's debut MG novel, Press 1 for 1nvasion.
    writersdigest.com/successful-q

    #GetPublished #WriteMyQuery #Blurb #BookBlurb #MiddleGradeQueries
    @indieauthors

  16. Successful Queries: Kara Sargent, Stacey Glick, and “Press 1 for 1nvasion,” by J. A. Dauber

    Find a successful query to editor Kara Sargent from agent Stacey Glick for J. A. Dauber's debut MG novel, Press 1 for 1nvasion.
    writersdigest.com/successful-q

    #GetPublished #WriteMyQuery #Blurb #BookBlurb #MiddleGradeQueries
    @indieauthors

  17. Successful Queries: Kara Sargent, Stacey Glick, and “Press 1 for 1nvasion,” by J. A. Dauber

    Find a successful query to editor Kara Sargent from agent Stacey Glick for J. A. Dauber's debut MG novel, Press 1 for 1nvasion.
    writersdigest.com/successful-q

    #GetPublished #WriteMyQuery #Blurb #BookBlurb #MiddleGradeQueries
    @indieauthors

  18. Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers

    Author Penny Zang discusses vibes and how they may not make a book, but they may still help writers find their readers.
    The post Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/vibes-cant-m

    #GetPublished #SellMyWork #Blurb #BookBlurb #Bookstagram
    @indieauthors

  19. Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers

    Author Penny Zang discusses vibes and how they may not make a book, but they may still help writers find their readers.
    The post Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/vibes-cant-m

    #GetPublished #SellMyWork #Blurb #BookBlurb #Bookstagram
    @indieauthors

  20. Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers

    Author Penny Zang discusses vibes and how they may not make a book, but they may still help writers find their readers.
    The post Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/vibes-cant-m

    #GetPublished #SellMyWork #Blurb #BookBlurb #Bookstagram
    @indieauthors

  21. Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers

    Author Penny Zang discusses vibes and how they may not make a book, but they may still help writers find their readers.
    The post Vibes Can’t Make a Book, but They Can Help Find Readers appeared first on Writer's Digest.
    writersdigest.com/vibes-cant-m

    #GetPublished #SellMyWork #Blurb #BookBlurb #Bookstagram
    @indieauthors

  22. Exactly #halfway through the #year and the #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith >

    Time for a re-introduction to new connections.

    #Blurb -
    Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the #city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia.

    /1

    #bookstodon #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #hopepunk #books #amwriting

  23. Exactly #halfway through the #year and the #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith >

    Time for a re-introduction to new connections.

    #Blurb -
    Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the #city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia.

    /1

    #bookstodon #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #hopepunk #books #amwriting

  24. Exactly #halfway through the #year and the #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith >

    Time for a re-introduction to new connections.

    #Blurb -
    Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the #city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia.

    /1

    #bookstodon #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #hopepunk #books #amwriting

  25. Exactly #halfway through the #year and the #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith >

    Time for a re-introduction to new connections.

    #Blurb -
    Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the #city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia.

    /1

    #bookstodon #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #hopepunk #books #amwriting

  26. Exactly #halfway through the #year and the #solarpunk #novel "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith >

    Time for a re-introduction to new connections.

    #Blurb -
    Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the #city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia.

    /1

    #bookstodon #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #hopepunk #books #amwriting

  27. #blurb Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia. /1 #booksky #authorsky #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #novel

  28. #blurb Alia, a precocious #police #detective, is feverishly hunting the killer responsible for the first-ever murder in the city of Sequoia located within the #Arctic Circle in #Scandinavia. /1 #booksky #authorsky #scifi #climatefiction #utopia #protopia #sciencefiction #solarpunk #novel

  29. @nemorosa

    Oh, that was a brilliant description of what a blurb is supposed to do... thank you!

    😊 You are very welcome!

    Truth in advertising, #blurb writing (blurbing?) is something that I learned here on Mastodon, interacting with the #writingCommunity. Many an #author face the need; the discussion surfaces, we discuss it, then try stuff. I tried stuff. What I related was what I learned, and what practice showed me (esp. #writing many and picking the best). Being one of the #writersOfMastodon has its benefits!

  30. "What if instead of being annoying, marketing was delightful? What if your marketing was beautiful?

    What if you marketed with the soul of a poet?"

    — Jason McBride

    weirdopoetry.substack.com/p/ma

    #marketing #books #selfpromo #blurb