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I think I’ve already stated that I don’t particularly like to blog. The idea of having to come up with interesting things to say every week, whether it be once a week or five times a week is…well daunting to say the least. My world of writing is, well, just not THAT interesting. However, others have interesting things to say, not only about themselves, but about their work, the craft, they have opinions about the books they read. With that in mind, I’ve come up with Excerpt Thursdays<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

What is that you ask? Well, for myself, I know that sometimes the back cover blurb isn’t enough to completely hook me. For example, I had nothing to do with the back cover blurb for my book, Sinful Surrender<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and I’m almost certain most authors have little to no say in the matter. It’s all marketing. Which is not to say they don’t do a great job, but sometimes parts of the plot the author would like to convey to the reader doesn’t quite make its way into the blurb. However, a really ‘hookable’ <\/em>excerpt combined with what I already know about the plot will definitely move me to purchase a book.<\/p>\n

So that’s the purpose of Excerpt Thursdays<\/strong><\/span>, to hook you. To make you say, I’ve got to have that book<\/em>. I’ll be posting 2-3 ‘hookable’ <\/em>excerpts every week and you’ll be the judge as to whether it’s enough to compel you to buy the book or begin the anticipation dance for the book to hit the stores. On the other hand, it may just leave you cold. What do you think? How much can or does a ‘juicy’ excerpt influence your book buying decision?<\/p>\n

[poll id=”2″]<\/p>\n

Authors, if you’d like an excerpt of your book featured here on Excerpt Thursdays<\/span><\/strong>, please contact me at historicals at smittenbybooks.com<\/span>.
\n1. The book should be fairly current (as in within a year of release or re-release date).
\n2. The excerpts are limited to 500 words with an additional paragraph to set the scene should one be required.
\n3. Genres welcome are, of course, historicals, contemporaries, and paranormals.
\n4. Please supply image of book cover.
\n5. Currently, I’m taking one excerpt per author every 2 months. This rule doesn’t apply if you’re writing under 2 (two) separate names.<\/p>\n

In other news, for those looking for the winners of Lori Brighton’s<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> debut, WILD HEART<\/strong><\/span>, I’ll be picking the winners tonight at 10:00 pm EST. And Katiebabs<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is stopping by tomorrow so make sure you stop by.<\/p>\n\n

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