Mystery author Niki Danforth submits her title ‘Searching for Gatsby’ to the BookLab experts for input on her writing, cover design and book description.

This week’s highlights include:

• Editorial advice from Jennie Nash on info dumps

• The importance of narrative drive

• On the elements that make up the hierarchy of editorial concerns

• Focusing on moments where something is being revealed about your character

• Taking a book from good to great

• Keeping the momentum going in a book description

• A reminder about calls to action

• Why your book’s description must fit its genre

• The importance of clarity about genre with a book’s cover as well

Resources mentioned in this episode:

PATREON: Self Publishing Formula Show’s Patreon page

BOOKLAB NOTES: Get Jennie’s two handouts and Niki Danforth’s original cover and book description

BOOKLAB: This is the BookLab episode where Jennie discusses info dumps in more detail

WEBINAR: Click here for access to the cover design webinar with Stuart Bache

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