Get to the Meat | BSB101
Today on the show, author Jim Heskett and copywriting guru Abigail Dunard tackle an author-submitted blurb to dissect it and understand how to write killer sales copy.\xa0
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Here are this episode\u2019s read-along selections:
--Blurb:Author: Katja Waski
Title: Light Me Not (YA Sci-fi Dystopia)
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\u201cIn the wastelands of Europe, the last citystates fight for survival.
Seventeen-year-old Noa Engel wants to train as a lightfighter for the Federal Proto Agency. She\u2019s determined to avenge her father\u2019s death by exterminating Lights\u2014the invisible enemy eradicating the electricity grids and feasting on human lives.
As Noa\u2019s home citystate becomes increasingly unsafe, Noa\u2019s mother decides to bribe their way into the safe haven known as Amsterdam, defended by the secretive AIDE-initiative.
\xa0Their illegal entry rendered all of Noa\u2019s dreams void, and she has to adjust to living as a non-stat, without a purpose.
\xa0But when her mother\u2019s past life as a genetic engineer catches up with them, secrets start to unravel and Noa is forced to put her own wants aside to expose the AIDE-initiative\u2019s true face and save humankind.
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--Abigail's Targeted Tip:Get to your book\u2019s central storyline before the end of your first paragraph.\xa0
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