Today is National Dare Day and I have a challenge for you.  I DARE YOU to stop what you are doing and “write about your writing.”

First condense your story down to a story in a sentence. Then, write a one paragraph sound bite.

A sound bite is a few sentences that capture the essence of your story and entice the reader to want to know more.  It should take about 15 seconds to recite. Basically, it adds more information to your story in a sentence.

Here is some Advice

When writing your story in a sentence think about answering these questions: who, what, when, where and how.  (If you get stumped, try starting with who and what.)

If you are not sure how to write your sound bite, go to your favorite book store and read the back copy of books that are similar to yours.  Write down the back copy of three books that interested you.  Now, condense what you copied for each book into one paragraph.  Using these as a guide, write your book’s sound bite.

Join in the Fun

Please share your “writing about your writing'” (stories in a sentence and sound bites) by posting them in the comments section of my blog.  I can’t wait to read them!

Happy Writing!