There are a lot of genres out there, and many times if not most times your book is going to have elements of more than one genre. Genre definition, a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like. Passenger is about a violinist named etta who is thrust into the secret world of time travel on the night of her debut. Out of a taxi that stops near place vendome emerges a passenger who came from the warm volcanic island of lanzarote, off the coast of morocco. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Commercial fiction, however, is written with the intent of reaching as wide an audience as possible. Rather, it is more akin to an espionage thriller without all the blood and guts found in so many books in this genre. How to write a book description that will sell your book.
She must go on a risky treasure hunt across time to find a dangerous object which has the power to change the world in drastic ways if it falls into the wrong hands. Here youll find detailed descriptions and examples of all fiction genres, nonfiction genres, and book genres for kids. Jan 12, 2016 how writers can optimize their books description on amazon jane friedman if youre an author, you may not like thinking about your published books as products, but thats what they are. The passenger is the gripping narrative of a woman who goes by the name tanya pitts. Each genre has its own individual quirks and expectations. Lisa lutz is the new york times bestselling author of the six books in the spellman series, how to start a fire, heads you lose with david hayward, and the childrens book, how to negotiate everything illustrated by jaime temairik. Its best to stick to the main one or two when describing your book. How to write amazon book descriptions that sell more. Two interesting genres of books are satire and anthology. How writers can optimize their books description on amazon. Apr 02, 2015 the book description, often overlooked as a means to drive traffic to your page, is also a great place to use keywords. The amazon company of saints was visited while still in london harbor by charles dickens and described in his book uncommercial traveler.
Passenger is an epic thriller about two teen timetravelers. Definitions of fiction categories and genres writers. Our full az list of book genres covered by the guardian, the worlds leading liberal voice. Its part of a free multipart training guide about genres of books, written by a former ny times bestselling literary agent. Her latest book, the passenger, a psychological thriller, will be published march 2016 by simon and schuster. A book description should draw the reader in, but authors tend to get too flowery with these. Entity relationship modeling examples learning mysql book. It was released through century media records in 2003. The authors name and the title are also on the book jacket. Passenger, by alexandra bracken the new york times. This description of the book is found on the cover. Dec 21, 2016 4 scifi books and 4 movies to scope before seeing passengers. How to write book descriptions for fiction and nonfiction.
Nonfiction books have slightly different descriptions that fiction books. They often include bullet points to outline the book s goals and procedures and they talk more about the author than the book itself. Mahershala ali makes a nice oscar followup playing the aloof pianist passenger to viggo mortensens b. Here are some additional tips for how to write a book description for a nonfiction book. Although i have no doubt the second book is going to be amazing with the cliffhanger alex left us with. How a great amazon book description can help indie authors. Passenger biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Lightless is the book to read if you feel like the nothing about. Satire satires, in the most basic definition, are works making fun of some sort of person or institution. Hence there is a more detailed listing of references to basic topics, in words verbatim from their sources, than would otherwise be the case. After being released, he is nursed back to health by his daughter, lucie, in england. It should focus on your book, rather than on you unless youre a global.
Commercial fiction is sometimes called genre fiction because books of this type often fall into categories, such as western, gothic, romance, historical, mystery and horror. Again, this is where you tell the reader to buy your book by pressing the buy button. And take comfort by reading through the following genre descriptions, which are intended to quell genre angst. The different genres of books with descriptions we look at all the different types of book and genres that can be written. Its the only website with an easy to use book genre finder and definitions for every book genre. They were fronted by mike rosenberg, the main vocalist and songwriter of the band, and andrew phillips. Fans of outlander will see so much of claire in etta, who holds a smart and headstrong lens to history. From the description to the beginning of this book, everything was totally uninteresting, i had no. Book genres this website is devoted to genres of books. Until summer 2015, i didnt pay much attention to my amazon book descriptions. A way that we tell the difference between the many books is by looking at a books genre. Everything im going to say is a guideline, not a rule.
In this paragraph, you identify the genre for the reader and let them know if the book is part of a series. I just provided a quick summary, copied and pasted something from my conclusion, and called it a day. Different genres of books how many book genres are there, and who decides what they are. Complete index of books by max heindel this index has been prepared primarily for the purpose of aiding students to find quotations by max heindel dealing with particular subjects. The band were at various times a quartet and a quintet. Mystery is also a member of the general grouping of genre fiction, mainstream fiction, category fiction, and mass market fiction. Written genres more commonly known as literary genres are those works of prose, poetry, drama, hybrid forms, or other literature that are distinguished by shared literary conventions, similarities in topic, theme, style, tropes, or common settings, character types, or formulaic patterns of character interactions and events, and an overall predictable form. This section explains the requirements for our selection from learning mysql book. Check out which masterclass i took after checking out all the courses from topnotch authors. Here youll find detailed descriptions and examples of all fiction genres, nonfiction genres, and book genres for kids youll also find answers to the following questions.
King, plus links to a book excerpt from ask the passengers and author biography of a. Alexandra bracken passenger will be out january 2016. A book jacket is also art that incorporates a design that represents the book. How to create amazon book descriptions that sell is the quick fix you need to move from. I was in the mood to read a thrilling, fastpaced, and above all entertaining work of fiction, and the passenger fit the bill.
Amazon descriptions can be up to 4,000 characters usually around 600700 words, and i kept mine under 2,000 characters. And thats how i wrote the book description for a super famous book that i happen to love. A tale of two cities cliffsnotes study guides book. This is the sort of book that gracefully walks the fine line between excitement and instruction. A wellwritten, engaging book description can help indie authors sell more books. And the description section on your books product page is the most important selling tool you have. They often include bullet points to outline the books goals and procedures and they talk more about the author than the book itself. By studying the descriptions of successful books in our genre the books hitting the bestseller lists on amazon, well be able to see if there are any common. It may hint at the exciting parts of the plot or begin to describe a character. Many readers will presume its all true which can be awkward, particularly if a family member recognizes himselfherself in a character. Passenger to frankfurt is an intricately woven story that has layers upon layers of nuance, clues, and eccentric characters. Malazan book of the fallen and the lord of the rings. Etta spencer is a 17yearold violin prodigy in modernday new york city on the. Already lengthy, the book ends with a cliffhanger and clearly more to come.
These tips will help you make the most of your amazon book description. Taut timetravel adventureromance explores race, sex bias. Never miss a new summary we post up to 10 new summaries every. Jan 17, 2016 passenger succeeds as an adventure, as a romance and as a comparison of cultural norms. I was wishing for a more epic adventure tale, the events leading up to the end of the book were lacking excitement. Passenger is the only studio album by alternative metal band passenger. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A caveat before we startstudy book descriptions in your genre. This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment, excluding genres in the visual arts. After discovering her husband frank at the bottom of the stairs dead, she decides to run. Entity relationship modeling examples earlier in this chapter, we showed you how to design a database and understand an entity relationship er diagram. Passenger were a british folk rock band established in 2003 in brighton and hove, england. Lisa lutzs writing is crisp and smart and for the most part she keeps things moving. Heres a screenshot of this book, how to sell a truckload of books on amazon.
Mar 01, 2016 the passenger by lisa lutz is a highly recommended fastpaced thriller about a woman on the run. This was an excellent first book, however it did not meet my expectations. Book descriptions on amazon can be up to 4,000 characters around 1,000 words. Its a call to action, and that action is to get the reader of the description to buy your book. Capture readers with better book descriptions for fiction. Bracken keeps pages turning with her descriptions of the different destinations the couple explores, including 1940 london and 1685 angkor. But, because you have a writing background, youre in luck. Any genre can be either a work of fiction nonfactual descriptions and events invented by the author or a work of nonfiction a communication in which descriptions and events are understood to be factual. Book genres list of book genres and book genre dictionary. Romance is a specific fiction genre in which the central conflict revolves around the love story between a man and a woman. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the passenger. After your cover, the product description of your book is the first experience the reader has with you as an author. But if youve written a novel that is both literary fiction and historical fiction with a suspenseful murder plot and some gothic, paranormal charactersthen we feel your pain. This folder contains passenger lists for the ships b.
Apr 29, 2009 deciding what genre your book falls in can be a daunting task. Passenger succeeds as an adventure, as a romance and as a comparison of cultural norms. All you really need is a little focused training from the right teacher in order to write book descriptions that make readers want to buy. Just because names are changed and dialoguescenes are mostly. Doctor alexandre manette a doctor from beauvais, france, who was secretly imprisoned in the bastille for 18 years and suffers some mental trauma from the experience. Based on a true story, which satisfied the parameters most accurately and gives the book a seal of authenticity. Your description should sound like its written by a publisher. This post is aimed specifically at book descriptions for fiction, and well post something for nonfiction authors later. An extravaganza is a spy novel by agatha christie first published in the. Curious to know another total nerd secret about me. This uber nerd got to work on one of his favorite books and help so it will sell better.
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