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Blurbs for Non-fiction Books – Guest Post by Jaq D Hawkins…

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Do you write books on a non-fiction subject?

My first published books were in the Mind, Body, Spirit category, which whether you believe in the subject matter or not, counts as non-fiction because fiction is of course story-telling rather than imparting information. I’m in the process of re-releasing the material in those early books after the demise of the publisher and new blurb writing is in order.

All that aside, writing a blurb for a non-fiction book is different from writing one for a story, though writing for one non-fiction topic is very similar to writing the blurb for any subject.

The primary function of the non-fiction blurb is to impart information; what is the book about? What has the author got to say to readers about the subject? What qualifies the author to pontificate on the subject at all?

I find that the last point is usually best handled…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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