Reading Log: Prescribed Leaving Certificate Texts
2023
Research two texts off the State Examinations prescribed list and read
and write a blurb and summary of your selected two texts.
Beth Bacon, an award-winning author and marketer, suggests this formula
for writing a fiction book blurb:
1. Situation. Briefly, describe the circumstances of the story.
2. Problem. Next write about the situation or hitch that makes change
inevitable.
3. Hopeful possibility. ...
4. Mood
Ideally your blurb should be
of about 100-180 words.
This is a good word count
to aim for as it will fit the
back cover neatly in a good
size font. You don't want to
give too much away, it's
important to not t o think of it
in the same way you would a
synopsis.
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